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WNBT-FM

Coordinates: 41°44′17.00″N 77°21′50.00″W / 41.7380556°N 77.3638889°W / 41.7380556; -77.3638889
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WNBT-FM/WZBF
Broadcast areaWellsboro-Mansfield, PA
Elmira-Corning, NY
FrequencyWNBT-FM: 104.5 MHz
WZBF: 96.9 MHz
BrandingBigfoot Country 96 - 104 - 107
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
Owner
  • Kristin Cantrell
  • (Southern Belle, LLC)
WNDA, WOGA
History
First air date
WNBT-FM: July 2, 1969 (as WGCR)
WZBF: 1991 (as WMKB)
Former call signs
WNBT-FM:
WGCR (1969-1983)
WZBF:
WMKB (1988-1998)
WREQ (1998-2009)
WZKN (2009-2016)
WVYS (2016-2018)
Technical information
Facility IDWNBT-FM: 21200
WZBF: 40383
ClassWNBT-FM: B
WZBF: A
ERPWNBT-FM: 50,000 watts
WZBF: 3,200 watts
HAATWNBT-FM: 116 meters (381 ft)
WZBF: 139.7 m (458 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
WNBT-FM:
41°44′17.00″N 77°21′50.00″W / 41.7380556°N 77.3638889°W / 41.7380556; -77.3638889
WZBF:
41°53′55.0″N 76°43′8.0″W / 41.898611°N 76.718889°W / 41.898611; -76.718889 (WVYS)
Translator(s)107.3 W297BG (Ulster, relays WZBF)
Repeater(s)96.9 WZBF-FM2 (Towanada, WZBF booster)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitebigfootcountry1045.com

WNBT-FM (104.5 FM) and WZBF (96.9 FM), "Bigfoot Country 96 - 104 - 107") are a pair of radio stations broadcasting a country music format.[1] Licensed to Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, United States, the stations serve the Northern Tier communities of Wellsboro and Mansfield, PA. Its signal also stretches into the Elmira-Corning, NY area. The station is currently owned by Kristin Cantrell, through licensee Southern Belle, LLC.[2]

In May 2017, WNBT-FM changed their format from hot adult contemporary (branded as "The Buzz") to country, branded as "Bigfoot Country 104.5".[3]

On July 9, 2018, WNBT-FM began simulcasting on WZBF 96.9 FM Ridgebury (formerly adult contemporary-formatted WVYS "Yes FM").[4]

Translator and booster

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info Notes
W297BG 107.3 FM Ulster, Pennsylvania 140305 235 134 m (440 ft) D LMS WZBF translator
WZBF-FM2 96.9 FM Towanda, Pennsylvania 185614 1,200 88 m (289 ft) D LMS WZBF booster

References

  1. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Spring 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  2. ^ "WNBT-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  3. ^ Seven Mountains Media Shuffles Northern PA Formats Radioinsight - May 31, 2017
  4. ^ Bigfoot Expands in North Central Pennsylvania Radioinsight - July 10, 2018