WTRW
WTRW (94.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Carbondale, Pennsylvania, United States, the station serves the Wilkes Barre-Scranton area. The station is currently owned by Bold Gold Media Group, LP.[1] [2]
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| City | Carbondale, Pennsylvania |
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| Broadcast area | Wilkes-Barre-Scranton |
| Frequency | 94.3 MHz |
| Branding | "94.3 The Talker" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bold Gold Media Group, LP |
| History | |
| Former call signs | 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) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 58314 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 970 watts |
| HAAT | 249 meters |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°32′37.00″N 75°27′44.00″W |
| Links | |
| Website | http://boldgoldradionepa.com |
History
The station went on the air as WCDL-FM on October 31, 1979. On October 12, 1981, the station changed its callsign to WLSP-FM, and on August 5, 1988 to WSGD-FM.
As WSGD-FM, the station broadcast an oldies format under three different names - "Solid Gold 94", "Cool 94", and (after the sale to Citadel Broadcasting) "Big Oldies", which simulcast with Dallas-licensed 93.7 WDLS.
On May 22, 1998, the station (94.3) changed its callsign to WCTP. 93.7 and 94.3 spent that weekend (Memorial Day weekend) stunting with nothing but Garth Brooks music, before launching as "Cat Country 94" the following Tuesday.
On December 8, 2000, the station changed callsign to WBHD. The country format ended, and the station began stunting for several days as "The Love Channel", broadcasting a continuous loop of phoned-in voices of people seeking dates and relationships. After that, the station began simulcasting Mountain Top-licensed top 40 station WBHT.
On April 19, 2002, the station changed call letters again, this time to WCWI. The WBHT simulcast remained until the fall, when it was then replaced by a relaunched "Cat Country 94". That branding lasted for only a few months before Citadel put the station up for sale and replaced Cat Country 94 with a simulcast of Citadel Allentown-based WCTO ("Cat Country 96").
In the Winter of 2004, the station was sold to Route 81 Radio. On February 10, 2004, the station changed call letters to WNAK-FM and began simulcasting Nanticoke-licensed adult standards-formatted WNAK.
On July 5, 2006, the station changed call letters once again, this time to WLNP.[3] The WNAK simulcast gave way to adult contemporary-formatted "Lite 94.3".
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 calls to WTRW.
On March 23, 2010 WTRW changed to a talk format, branded as "94.3 FM The Talker". WTRW carries nationally syndicated shows such as Glenn Beck, Hugh Hewitt, Sean Hannity, Dennis Prager, Mark Levin, Brian Kilmeade, Ben Shapiro, and John Batchelor, as well as local morning host David Madeira (from 2012 until 2015).[4]
References
- "WTRW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "WTRW Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- "WLNP Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- Bold Media Group website boldgoldradionepa.com. Accessed 2015-12-30
External links
- WTRW in the FCC's FM station database
- WTRW on Radio-Locator
- WTRW in Nielsen Audio's FM station database