WBHT
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WBHT, known on air as "97 BHT", is a top 40 radio station serving the Scranton, Pennsylvania
area. 95.7 WBHD simulcasts WBHT's programming.
WBHT was known as "Hot 97" until the late 1990s.
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Scranton, Pennsylvania
Scranton is a city in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania, United States. It is the county seat of Lackawanna County and the largest principal city in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area. Scranton had a population of 76,089 in 2010, according to the U.S...
area. 95.7 WBHD simulcasts WBHT's programming.
WBHT was known as "Hot 97" until the late 1990s.
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Monday Through Friday- 5AM To 11AM: Kidd KraddickKidd KraddickKidd Kraddick is an American radio host. His nationally-syndicated morning radio show, Kidd Kraddick in the Morning, is based in Las Colinas, Texas, in Irving, a suburb of Dallas, and airs throughout the United States, syndicated by Kraddick's company, Yea Network.-Early life:Kraddick was born on...
In The Morning - 11AM To 2PM: Jerry Padden (Middays)
- 2PM To 7PM: A.J. In The Afternoon (A.J. is also the Programing Director)
- 7PM To 12AM: Ralphie AversaRalphie AversaRalphie Aversa is a syndicated radio personality that works in Top 40. His current home-base station is 92.3 but can also be heard on 97 WBHT....
- 12AM To 5AM: All The Hits! (Music without a personality on the air)
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- 8AM To 10AM: The Hollywood 5
- 10AM To 3PM: A.J. In The Afternoon (A.J. is also the Programing Director)
- 3PM To 5PM: Ralphie AversaRalphie AversaRalphie Aversa is a syndicated radio personality that works in Top 40. His current home-base station is 92.3 but can also be heard on 97 WBHT....
- 5PM To 7PM: 97 BHT Pepsi Top 20 Countdown!
- 7PM To 12AM: Open House PartyOpen House PartyOpen House Party is an American radio show hosted on Saturday nights by John Garabedian that promotes itself as "the biggest party on the planet". It focuses on playing contemporary hit radio music, also known as Top 40. The show differentiates itself from most Top 40 stations because it plays a...
- 12AM To 1AM: 97BHT After Dark
- 1AM To 8AM: All The Hits! (Music without a personality on the air)
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- 8AM To 10AM: Backtrax USABacktrax USABacktrax USA is a two hour radio program hosted by former WHTZ DJ Kid Kelly that premiered in 1993.The show originally highlighted hit music from the 1980s. Since 2003, however, Backtrax USA has offered a 1990s version of the show featuring hit music from this decade alongside that of the '80s...
'90s With Kid Kelly - 10PM To 3PM: Jerry Padden (Middays)
- 3PM To 7PM: American Top 40American Top 40American Top 40 is an internationally syndicated, independent radio program created by Casey Kasem, Don Bustany, Tom Rounds and Ron Jacobs. Originally a production of Watermark Inc...
With Ryan Seacrest - 7PM To 12AM: Open House PartyOpen House PartyOpen House Party is an American radio show hosted on Saturday nights by John Garabedian that promotes itself as "the biggest party on the planet". It focuses on playing contemporary hit radio music, also known as Top 40. The show differentiates itself from most Top 40 stations because it plays a...
- 12AM To 5AM: All The Hits! (Music without a personality on the air)
Notable alumni
- Kid Kelly programmed the station in the mid 90s when it was called Hot 97. He then returned to WHTZWHTZWHTZ — branded Z100 — is a commercial pop/contemporary hit radio radio station licensed to Newark, New Jersey serving the New York metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications...
New York in a programming capacity before moving over to Sirius Satellite RadioSirius Satellite RadioSirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...
. He is now the Vice President of Pop, Dance, & Urban Music at Sirius XM Radio. He can still be heard on 'BHT' with his national radio show "BackTrax USA 90's" on Sunday mornings from 8AM to 10AM. - Dead Air DaveDead Air DaveDead Air Dave is a radio personality who got his start as an intern at WXRK New York in 1994. He has used the name A.B. Love on the radio in the past.Dave's first on-air gig was at WPDH Poughkeepsie...
was called A.B. Love on Hot 97 in the late 90s. He went on to crosstown WKRZWKRZWKRZ, "98.5 KRZ", is a radio station licensed to Freeland, Pennsylvania serving the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton radio market at 98.5 MHz FM. The station radio format is Top 40 which it has broadcast in the market since 1980. The station has always used some branding of "KRZ", a shortened form...
and then 105.1 The Buzz/Big 105 New York City before landing on the air at WXRK and later adding dump button duties for The Howard Stern Show. He's now the afternoon drive host on WWFS Fresh 102.7 New York City using the name Dylan. - Billy Hammond was the "Purple-Headed Love Freak" night guy at Hot 97 in the late 90s. He later did nights at WIOQWIOQWIOQ, known as "Q102", is a CHR/Pop radio station which is broadcast in the Philadelphia area. The station appeals to a generally young demographic. WIOQ is owned by Clear Channel Communications. Its transmitter is located in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia.-WFIL-FM/Popular 102:The...
Philadelphia and WHTZWHTZWHTZ — branded Z100 — is a commercial pop/contemporary hit radio radio station licensed to Newark, New Jersey serving the New York metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications...
New York. He later did nights on WKSC-FM Chicago. - NikkiNikkiNikki may refer to:*Nikki , a given name In music:*"Nikki", orchestral composition by Burt Bacharach dedicated to his daughter*Nikki , a Japanese-American singer*Nikki, an album by Japanese rock band Quruli...
was the late-night Hot 97 jock in the late 90s. She has since been on the radio in Las Vegas, Miami, and Chicago's WKSC-FM before jumping to crosstown WBBM B96. - Kelly K was on the Hot 97 morning show in the late 90s before doing radio in Boston. She returned to NEPA as music director and personality on WKRZWKRZWKRZ, "98.5 KRZ", is a radio station licensed to Freeland, Pennsylvania serving the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton radio market at 98.5 MHz FM. The station radio format is Top 40 which it has broadcast in the market since 1980. The station has always used some branding of "KRZ", a shortened form...
. - Jenn Starr co-hosted the "Jenn & AJ Morning Show" until 2007. She is now a Casino Hostess at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. AJ is now the afternoon personality and Programing Director.
- Steve RomankoSteve RomankoStephen Joseph Romanko; Steve Romanko is an American Film producer, Screenwriter and Sound Editor. Romanko is noted for creating 13th Generation Productions in 2005. He has produced numerous short films included The Hell Patrol....
was the original overnight personality, using the moniker "Steve Foxx", The Foxx that rocks your box. He moved to San Francisco in 1994, doing a brief stint at KFOGKFOGKFOG is an FM radio station in San Francisco, California, broadcasting on 104.5 and sister station KFFG 97.7 FM MHz. The 97.7 transmitter is located near Cupertino, California, and it is a simulcast of 104.5 KFOG....
and then working for Skywalker SoundSkywalker SoundSkywalker Sound is the sound effects, sound editing, sound design, sound mixing and music recording division of George Lucas' Lucas Digital motion picture group. Its main facilities are located in Lucas Valley, near Nicasio, California...
from 1997 to 2002. Romanko has been an independent filmmaker since 2002 and owns 13th Generation Productions. - Marc Anthony Original jock on the air at Hot 97 in April of 1993. Hosted the Marc and Renee Show from 93-96 with Renee Loftus, wife of General Manager Jim Loftus. Marc was the host of the Marc and Vicki show at Z104 in Madison, Wisconsin from 1996-2001. He then moved to Star 102.1 WWSTWWSTWWST is a radio station licensed to Sevierville, Tennessee, and serving the Knoxville market. It is owned by the Journal Broadcast Group...
in 2001 where he is currently the host of the Marc & Kim and Frank show with Kim Hansard and Frank MurphyFrank MurphyWilliam Francis Murphy was a politician and jurist from Michigan. He served as First Assistant U.S. District Attorney, Eastern Michigan District , Recorder's Court Judge, Detroit . Mayor of Detroit , the last Governor-General of the Philippines , U.S...
.