WBHT

WBHT
	Mountain Top, Pennsylvania; United States;
Broadcast area	Wilkes-Barre – Scranton - Hazleton
Frequency	97.1 MHz
Branding	Hot 97.1
Programming
Format	Top 40-CHR
Affiliations	United Stations Radio Networks; Westwood One;
Ownership
Owner	Cumulus Media; (Radio License Holding CBC, LLC);
Sister stations	WBSX, WMGS, WSJR
History
First air date	September 1992 (1992-09)
Former call signs	WYRM (1992); WYXY (1992–1993);
Call sign meaning	"Hot"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	20465
Class	A
ERP	500 watts
HAAT	336 meters (1,102 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°10′57.2″N 75°52′17.7″W / 41.182556°N 75.871583°W / 41.182556; -75.871583 (WBHT)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.hot971radio.com

WBHT (97.1 FM "Hot 97.1") is a commercial radio station licensed to Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, and serving the Wilkes-Barre–Scranton–Hazleton radio market. It airs a Top 40-CHR format and is owned by Cumulus Media with studios on Baltimore Drive in Wilkes-Barre. In morning drive time, it carries The Bert Show from sister station WWWQ in Atlanta.²

WBHT has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 500 watts. Its transmitter tower is on Penobscot Mountain, an 1,100 foot (336 m) tall peak, so its signal can be heard around much of Northeastern Pennsylvania.³

History

In September 1992, WBHT signed on the air.⁴ It has always had a contemporary hits - Top 40 format. Originally it was owned by Fairview Communications with studios on Wilkes-Barre - Scranton Highway in Avoca.

For most of the early 2000s, WBHT 97.1 was simulcast with sister station WBHD 95.7 in Olyphant. On March 10, 2025, WBHD split from its simulcast with WBHT and switched to a simulcast with co-owned country music-formatted WSJR 93.7 FM in Dallas.⁵

References

External links

Official website
Facility details for Facility ID 20465 (WBHT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WBHT in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

[FCC-LMS-20465-1] "Facility Technical Data for WBHT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] Hot971radio.com/shows

[3] Radio-Locator.com/WBHT

[4] Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1995 page B-353. Retrieved Aug. 9, 2025.

[5] InsideRadio.com "Allentown's Cat Country Added to A Pair of Northeast Pennsylvania Signals" March 11, 2025. Retrieved Aug. 9, 2025.

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Programming
Mountain Top, Pennsylvania United States
Broadcast area	Wilkes-Barre – Scranton - Hazleton
Frequency	97.1 MHz
Branding	Hot 97.1
Format	Top 40-CHR
Affiliations	United Stations Radio Networks Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Cumulus Media (Radio License Holding CBC, LLC)
Sister stations	WBSX, WMGS, WSJR
History
First air date	September 1992 (1992-09)
Former call signs	WYRM (1992) WYXY (1992–1993)
Call sign meaning	"Hot"
Technical information¹
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	20465
Class	A
ERP	500 watts
HAAT	336 meters (1,102 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°10′57.2″N 75°52′17.7″W / 41.182556°N 75.871583°W / 41.182556; -75.871583 (WBHT)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.hot971radio.com