WNBT-FM

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 (doing business as Seven Mountains Media), through licensee Southern Belle, LLC.[2]

For the AM radio station in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, United States, which formerly used the call sign WNBT from 1955 to 2017, see WNDA.
WNBT-FM/WZBF
CityWNBT-FM: Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
WZBF: Ridgebury, Pennsylvania
Broadcast areaWellsboro-Mansfield, PA
Elmira-Corning, NY
FrequencyWNBT-FM: 104.5 MHz
WZBF: 96.9 MHz
BrandingBigfoot Country 96 - 104 - 107
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
OwnerKristin Cantrell
(Southern Belle, LLC)
Sister stationsWNDA, WOGA
History
First air dateWNBT-FM: July 2, 1969 (as WGCR)
WZBF: 1991 (as WMKB)
Former call signsWNBT-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 coordinatesWNBT-FM:
41°44′17.00″N 77°21′50.00″W
WZBF:
41°53′55.0″N 76°43′8.0″W
Translator(s)107.3 W297BG (Ulster, relays WZBF)
Repeater(s)96.9 WZBF-FM2 (Towanada, WZBF booster)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitebigfootcountry1045.com

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 signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
(W)		Height
(m (ft))		ClassFCC infoNotes
W297BG107.3Ulster, Pennsylvania140305235134 m (440 ft)DFCCWZBF translator
WZBF-FM296.9Towanda, Pennsylvania1856141,20088 m (289 ft)DFCCWZBF booster
gollark: Yes, because you can tap.
gollark: Well, they can, TJ09 can't easily check...
gollark: People on mobile can't really, and they also can't use ARs to possibly help a bit.
gollark: As someone who has access to a computer with actual keyboard I can hit F5 fast.
gollark: It's very arbitrary.

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


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