WHTU
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| City | Big Island, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area |
Lynchburg, Virginia Bedford, Virginia Buena Vista, Virginia |
| Branding | "Oldies 103.9 and 106.9" |
| Slogan | "Good Time Oldies" |
| Frequency | 103.9 FM MHz |
| First air date | November 20, 1982[1] |
| Format |
Oldies Classic hits[2] |
| Power | 200 Watts |
| HAAT | 518.2 meters (1,700 ft) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 28340 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°28′19.0″N 79°22′28.0″W / 37.471944°N 79.374444°W |
| Callsign meaning |
W HoT U former branding |
| Former callsigns |
WXCF-FM (1982-2012) WHTU (2012-Present)[3] |
| Affiliations | Good Time Oldies (Westwood One) |
| Owner |
Todd P. Robinson, Inc. (WVJT, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WKHF, WZZI, WZZU |
| Website | WHTU Online |
WHTU is an oldies and classic hits formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Big Island, Virginia, serving Lynchburg, Bedford, and Buena Vista in Virginia.[2] WHTU is owned and operated by Todd P. Robinson, Inc.[4]
History
On November 2, 2012, WXCF-FM split from its simulcast with WKHF and changed their format to Urban Adult Contemporary, branded as "Hot 103.9".[5] On December 12, 2012, WXCF-FM changed their call letters to WHTU to go with the "Hot 103.9" branding.[3]
On June 2, 2014, WHTU changed their format to Oldies and Classic Hits, branded as "Good Time Oldies 103.9", with programming from Westwood One's "Good Time Oldies" network.[6] The branding was later shortened to the current "Oldies 103.9". In August 2015, WHTU began simulcasting on sister station WZZI at 106.9 FM.
References
- ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-562. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- 1 2 "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ↑ "WHTU Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ↑ Venta, Lance (November 5, 2012). "Hot 103.9 Launches in Lynchburg". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ↑ Venta, Lance (June 3, 2014). "WHTU Flips to Classic Hits". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
External links
- Oldies 103.9 and 106.9 Online
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WHTU
- Radio-Locator information on WHTU
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WHTU