WBTH

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WBTH
Broadcast areaWilliamson, West Virginia
Central Mingo County, West Virginia
Northeastern Pike County, Kentucky
Frequency1400 kHz
BrandingFox Sports East Kentucky
Programming
FormatSports
Ownership
Owner
  • Lynn Parrish
  • (Mountain Top Media LLC)
WDHR, WEKB, WLSI, WPKE, WPKE-FM, WPRT, WXCC, WZLK
History
First air date
1939
Call sign meaning
see article
Technical information
Facility ID26392
ClassC
Power1,000 watts day and night
Transmitter coordinates
37°40′9.0″N 82°16′9.0″W / 37.669167°N 82.269167°W / 37.669167; -82.269167
Translator(s)W273BC (102.5 MHz, Williamson)
Links
WebsiteOfficial Website

WBTH (1400 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Williamson, West Virginia, United States. The station, established in 1939, is owned and operated by Lynn Parrish, through licensee Mountain Top Media LLC.

WBTH broadcasts a sports radio format serving Williamson, Central Mingo County, West Virginia and Northeastern Pike County, Kentucky.[1]

Call sign meaning

The call sign represents the first letters of the last name of the original owners of WBTH. Francis Wagner, William Booker, George Taylor, and William Hogg requested the WBTH call sign in 1939.[2]

File:WBTH-AM 2009.PNG

References

  1. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
  2. ^ Origins of Broadcast Call Letters in West Virginia

External links