WNBT-FM

WNBT-FM (104.5 MHz) and WZBF (96.9 MHz), "Bigfoot Country 96 - 104 - 107") are two radio stations broadcasting a country music radio format.[1] WNBT-FM is licensed to Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, and WZBF is licensed to Ridgebury, Pennsylvania. The stations are part of a quadcast serving Pennsylvania's Northern Tier and New York's Southern Tier, including the Elmira - Corning radio market. They are owned by Kristin Cantrell (doing business as Seven Mountains Media), through licensee Southern Belle, LLC.[2]

For the AM radio station in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, United States, which formerly used the call sign WNBT from 1955 to 2017, see WNDA.
For other uses, see WNBT.
WNBT-FM/WZBF
Broadcast areaNew York's Southern Tier
Pennsylvania's Northern Tier
Elmira-Corning, NY
FrequencyWNBT-FM: 104.5 MHz
WZBF: 96.9 MHz
BrandingBigfoot Country 96 - 104 - 107
Programming
FormatCountry
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Kristin Cantrell
  • (Southern Belle, LLC)
WNDA, WOGA
History
First air date
WNBT-FM: July 2, 1969 (as WGCR)
WZBF: 1991 (as WMKB)
Former call signs
WNBT-FM:
WGCR (1969-1983)
WZBF:
WMKB (1988-1998)
WREQ (1998-2009)
WZKN (2009-2016)
WVYS (2016-2018)
Call sign meaning
sounds like "Bigfoot"
Technical information
Facility IDWNBT-FM: 21200
WZBF: 40383
ClassWNBT-FM: B
WZBF: A
ERPWNBT-FM: 50,000 watts
WZBF: 3,200 watts
HAATWNBT-FM: 116 meters (381 ft)
WZBF: 139.7 m (458 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
WNBT-FM:
41°44′17.00″N 77°21′50.00″W
WZBF:
41°53′55.0″N 76°43′8.0″W
Translator(s)107.3 W297BG (Ulster, relays WZBF)
Repeater(s)96.9 WZBF-FM2 (Towanda, WZBF booster)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitebigfootcountry1045.com

History

WNBT-FM began as the FM sister station of Farm & Home Broadcasting Company-owned WNBT (now WNDA) with the call letters WGCR-FM. The station was initially granted a construction permit to operate at the frequency of 97.7 Mhz at an effective radiated power of a thousand watts in August 1968. In 1973, the FCC granted permission for WGCR-FM to drop the 'FM' from its call letters, change its city of license from Wellsboro to "Wellsboro-Mansfield", and change its dial position from 97.7 to 104.5 mHz, with a power increase to 50,000 watts.

In May 2017, WNBT-FM changed their format from hot adult contemporary (branded as "The Buzz") to country, branded as "Bigfoot Country 104.5".[3]

On July 9, 2018, WNBT-FM began simulcasting on WZBF 96.9 FM Ridgebury (formerly adult contemporary-formatted WVYS "Yes FM").[4]

Translator and booster
Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)HAATClassFCC infoNotes
W297BG 107.3 FMUlster, Pennsylvania140305235134 m (440 ft)DLMSWZBF translator
WZBF-FM2 96.9 FMTowanda, Pennsylvania1856141,20088 m (289 ft)DLMSWZBF booster

References
  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Spring 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  2. "WNBT-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  3. Seven Mountains Media Shuffles Northern PA Formats Radioinsight - May 31, 2017
  4. Bigfoot Expands in North Central Pennsylvania Radioinsight - July 10, 2018


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