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| Frequency | 850 kHz |
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| Branding | 99.7 The Pulse, Sports |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports - Fox Sports Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | April 5, 1976 (1976-04-05) |
Former call signs | WMCD (5/2004-7/2004) |
| Technical information1 | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 64417 | |
| Class | B |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 25 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°28′2.00″N 81°50′7.00″W / 32.4672222°N 81.8352778°W / 32.4672222; -81.8352778 |
| Translator | 99.7 W259CH (Statesboro) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
WPTB (850 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Sports Talk - radio format Affiliated with Fox Sports Radio. Licensed to Statesboro, Georgia, the station is currently owned by Neal Ardman, through licensee Radio Statesboro, Inc.2 It uses the dial position of its FM frequency for its moniker, "99.7 The Pulse."
By day, WPTB is powered at 1,000 watts non-directional. But to protect other stations on 850 AM from interference, at night the power is reduced to 25 watts. Programming is heard around the clock on 240-watt FM translator W259CH at 99.7 MHz.
History
The station went on the air as WPTB on 1976-04-05. On 2004-05-17, the station changed its call sign to WMCD. On 2004-07-08, the station changed its call sign back to the original WPTB.3
References
References
- "Facility Technical Data for WPTB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- "WPTB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "WPTB Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 64417 (WPTB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WPTB in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 87576 (W259CH) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W259CH at FCCdata.org