WTTH

WTTH (96.1 FM) is an urban adult contemporary music formatted radio station based in Margate City, New Jersey. It serves the general Atlantic City, New Jersey, metro area. Its studios are located at the Bayport One complex in West Atlantic City, and its transmitter is located in the Casino district in Atlantic City.

For the previous station in Port Huron, Michigan that used the WTTH call sign, see WPHM.
WTTH
CityMargate City, New Jersey
Broadcast areaAtlantic City, New Jersey
Frequency96.1 MHz
Branding96.1 WTTH
Slogan"Today's R&B and Old School!"
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatUrban Adult Contemporary
Ownership
Owner
(Equity Communications, L.P.)
Sister stationsWAIV, WAYV, WCMC, WEZW, WMID, WGBZ, WZBZ, WZXL
History
First air date1989
Former call signsWFOU (1989-1990)
WMXL (1990-1991)
Call sign meaningWe are The ToucH
Technical information
Facility ID40030
ClassA
ERP3,580 watts
HAAT79.5 meters
Transmitter coordinates39°21′2″N 74°26′55″W
Links
Websitewww.961wtth.com

History

WTTH first signed on as WFOU in 1989. It first changed its callsign to WMXL in 1990 before becoming WTTH, branded as "The Touch," in 1991. As The Touch, WTTH plays an Urban AC format.

The Touch once operated a simulcast on 105.5 WBNJ in Cape May County from 1994 until 1999. The simulcast then moved to 93.1/WDTH until 2009, when WDTH became Easy 93.1.

In 2004 and 2005, WTTH and its then-simulcast WDTH were two of the earliest stations in the country to flip to an all-Christmas format.

Programming

WTTH is the Atlantic City home of the nationally syndicated "Steve Harvey Morning Show." Up until August 9, 2019, the station was home to the "Tom Joyner Morning Show." Music the rest of the day is automated Urban AC music. On December 13, 2011, WTTH began airing "Kissing After Dark" hosted by Lenny Green, a syndicated show originating from WBLS in New York City.

On weekends, WTTH airs mostly classic hip hop songs, in what it calls "The Weekend Boom Box." On Saturdays, the station simulcasts the popular "Bob Pantano Saturday Night Dance Party" from Philadelphia's WOGL. On Sundays, WTTH airs the nationally syndicated "Gospel Traxx" hosted by Walt "Baby" Love. It also airs "The Sunday Breakfast Club," hosted by Atlantic City personality Ray Tyler, currently the station's only live DJ.

History of callsign

The callsign WTTH was previously assigned to an AM station in Port Huron, Michigan, that began broadcasting December 6, 1947. A sister station, WTTH-FM began broadcasting that same day.[1]

References
  1. "Staff of WTTH WTTH-FM At Port Huron Announced" (PDF). Broadcasting. December 22, 1947. Retrieved 28 October 2014.


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