WTRW
| City of license | Carbondale, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Wilkes-Barre-Scranton |
| Branding | "94.3 The Talker" |
| Frequency | 94.3 MHz |
| Format | Talk |
| Audience share | 1.9 (Sp'08, R&R[1]) |
| ERP | 970 watts |
| HAAT | 249 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 58314 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°32′37.00″N 75°27′44.00″W / 41.54361°N 75.46222°W |
| Former callsigns | WCDL-FM (1979-1981) WLSP-FM (1981-1988) WSGD-FM (1988-1998) WCTP (1998-2000) WBHD (2000-2002) WCWI (2002-2004) WNAK-FM (2004-2006) WLNP (2006-2010) |
| Owner | Bold Gold Media Group, LP |
| Website | www.talker943.com |
WTRW (94.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA, the station serves the Wilkes Barre-Scranton area. The station is currently owned by Bold Gold Media Group, LP.[2] [3]
[edit] History
The station went on the air as WCDL-FM on 1979-10-31. on 1981-10-12, the station changed its call sign to WLSP-FM, on 1988-08-05 to WSGD-FM, on 1998-05-22 to WCTP, on 2000-12-08 to WBHD, on 2002-04-19 to WCWI, on 2004-02-10 to WNAK-FM, on 2006-07-05 to the current WLNP ,[4]
On February 1, 2010 Bold Gold Media closed on its purchase of WLNP and began temporarily simulcasting the format of co-owned "The River", WWRR 104.9 FM. On February 19, 2010 WLNP changed their call letters to WTRW.
On March 23, 2010 WTRW changed their format to syndicated talk, branded as "94.3 The Talker". WRTW carries nationally syndicated shows such as Imus in the Morning, Glenn Beck, Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity, and Mark Levin [5].
[edit] References
- ^ "Wilkes Barre-Scranton Market Ratings". Radio & Records. http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DefaultSearch.aspx?MarketName=Wilkes%20Barre-Scranton&MarketRank=%20.
- ^ "WTRW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WTRW.
- ^ "WTRW Station Information Profile". Arbitron. http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU08&band=fm&callLetter=WTRW.
- ^ "WLNP Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=58314&Callsign=WLNP.
- ^ Weekdays on The Talker www.talker943.com. Accessed November 23, 2010
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WTRW
- Radio-Locator information on WTRW
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WTRW
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