WBTQ
Encyclopedia
WBTQ is an Hot Adult Contemporary formatted broadcast
radio station
licensed to Buckhannon, West Virginia
, serving the Buckhannon
/Elkins
/Weston
area. WBTQ is owned and operated by West Virginia Radio Corporation
.
WBTQ syndicates using ABC Radio's "Today's Best Hits" format.
made a format swap. Since the station's beginning, WBTQ was an Oldies
station called B-93, and WELK 94.7 was a Hot AC station called K-95 FM. For a while after the switch, WELK was an Oldies station, but in early 2006 WELK dropped Oldies to an Adult Hits
station called SAM 94.7, but however due to a decrease in ratings, WELK switched back to an Oldies station in mid 2006. Adult Hits could be found at 93.1 in Barrackville
formerly known as SAM 93.1, until April 30, 2007.
Broadcasting
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radio station
Radio station
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licensed to Buckhannon, West Virginia
Buckhannon, West Virginia
Buckhannon is the only incorporated city in, and the county seat of, Upshur County, West Virginia, United States, and is located along the Buckhannon River. The population was 5,725 at the 2000 census. Buckhannon is home to West Virginia Wesleyan College and the West Virginia Strawberry Festival,...
, serving the Buckhannon
Buckhannon, West Virginia
Buckhannon is the only incorporated city in, and the county seat of, Upshur County, West Virginia, United States, and is located along the Buckhannon River. The population was 5,725 at the 2000 census. Buckhannon is home to West Virginia Wesleyan College and the West Virginia Strawberry Festival,...
/Elkins
Elkins, West Virginia
Elkins is a city in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. The community was incorporated in 1890 and named in honor of Stephen Benton Elkins , a U.S. Senator from West Virginia. The population was 7,032 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Randolph County...
/Weston
Weston, West Virginia
Weston is a city in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 4,317 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lewis County, and home to the West Virginia Museum of American Glass.-History:...
area. WBTQ is owned and operated by West Virginia Radio Corporation
West Virginia Radio Corporation
West Virginia Radio Corporation or WVRC is a media corporation comprising exclusively radio stations and two radio networks based in the state of West Virginia.The company is controlled by Greer Industries, and the Greer Family.-Radio markets:...
.
WBTQ syndicates using ABC Radio's "Today's Best Hits" format.
History
In early 2005, WBTQ and sister station WELK-FM in ElkinsElkins, West Virginia
Elkins is a city in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. The community was incorporated in 1890 and named in honor of Stephen Benton Elkins , a U.S. Senator from West Virginia. The population was 7,032 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Randolph County...
made a format swap. Since the station's beginning, WBTQ was an Oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
station called B-93, and WELK 94.7 was a Hot AC station called K-95 FM. For a while after the switch, WELK was an Oldies station, but in early 2006 WELK dropped Oldies to an Adult Hits
Adult hits
Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
station called SAM 94.7, but however due to a decrease in ratings, WELK switched back to an Oldies station in mid 2006. Adult Hits could be found at 93.1 in Barrackville
Barrackville, West Virginia
Barrackville is a town in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,288 at the 2000 census. Barrackville was founded in 1767 by William "Indian Billy" Ice and named in honor of an early settler, John Barrack...
formerly known as SAM 93.1, until April 30, 2007.