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WBTH
Simulcasts WLSI Pikeville, Kentucky
Broadcast areaWilliamson, West Virginia
Central Mingo County, West Virginia
Northeastern Pike County, Kentucky
Frequency1400 kHz
BrandingPeace Radio
Programming
FormatContemporary Christian
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[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID26392
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
37°40′9.0″N 82°16′9.0″W / 37.669167°N 82.269167°W / 37.669167; -82.269167
Translator(s)102.5 W273BC (Williamson)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitepeaceradiofm.com

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 licensee Mountain Top Media LLC, Cindy May Johnson Managing Member.

WBTH broadcasts a contemporary Christian format serving Williamson, Central Mingo County, West Virginia and Northeastern Pike County, Kentucky.[2]

Call sign meaning

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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.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBTH". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
  3. ^ Origins of Broadcast Call Letters in West Virginia
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