WBTG-FM
Encyclopedia
WBTG-FM is a radio station
licensed
to serve Sheffield, Alabama
. The station was founded by Paul Slatton and is owned by Slatton & Associates Broadcasters, Inc. It airs a Southern Gospel
music format.
Founded as WBTG on February 1, 1978, the station was assigned the WBTG-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
on December 17, 1987, when its newly-acquired sister station at 1290 AM
changed callsigns from WHCM to WBTG
.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Sheffield, Alabama
Sheffield, Alabama
Sheffield is a city in Colbert County, Alabama, United States, and is included in The Shoals MSA. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 9,652. Sheffield is the birthplace of notable attorney, actor, former senator and presidential contender Fred Thompson...
. The station was founded by Paul Slatton and is owned by Slatton & Associates Broadcasters, Inc. It airs a Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
music format.
Founded as WBTG on February 1, 1978, the station was assigned the WBTG-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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on December 17, 1987, when its newly-acquired sister station at 1290 AM
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
changed callsigns from WHCM to WBTG
WBTG (AM)
WBTG is a radio station licensed to serve Sheffield, Alabama. The station is owned by Slatton & Associates Broadcasters, Inc. It airs an Adult Standards format positioned as "Memory Music"....
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