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WTBO

Cumberland, Maryland
Broadcast area	Cumberland, Maryland Frostburg, Maryland Keyser, West Virginia
Frequency	1450 kHz
Branding	97.9/1450 WTBO
Programming
Format	Oldies
Ownership
Owner	Forever Media (FM Radio Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WFRB WFRB-FM WRQE
History
First air date	December 13, 1928; 96 years ago (1928-12-13)
Call sign meaning	"The Best Oldies"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	74082
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts (day) and (night)
Transmitter coordinates	39°38′45.0″N 78°45′8.0″W / 39.645833°N 78.752222°W / 39.645833; -78.752222
Translator(s)	97.9 W250CM (Cumberland)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	Official website

WTBO is an oldies formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Cumberland, Maryland, serving Cumberland and Frostburg in Maryland and Keyser in West Virginia. WTBO is owned and operated by Forever Media.

History

On December 13, 1928, WTBO signed on for the first time.

On December 26, 2006, Chazz Offutt collapsed and died, at the age of 66, during his daily morning show on WTBO and sister-station WFRB.

On April 1, 2015, WTBO (after six hours of stunting with various versions of "Proud Mary") changed their format to Adult Contemporary, branded as "105.7 The River". WTBO and sister stations WFRB, WFRB-FM, and WKGO were sold by Dix Communications to Forever Media for $4 million on September 3, 2015. On March 8, 2016, WTBO changed their format to top 40/CHR, branded as "Happy 105-7". As with many other stations owned by Forever their programming comes from Westwood One Hot AC Local.

On April 18, 2018, WTBO changed their format from hot adult contemporary to oldies, branded as "The Best Oldies".

See also

• M. Virginia Rosenbaum, former station manager

References

1. ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
2. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-267. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
3. "Facility Technical Data for WTBO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
4. "WTBO Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
5. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
6. Sawyers, Michael A. (December 27, 2006). "Radio personality dies". Cumberland Times-News. Cumberland, Maryland: Community Newspaper Holdings. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
7. Venta, Lance (April 6, 2015). "River Launches In Cumberland". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
8. Venta, Lance (August 30, 2015). "Forever Media Acquires Cumberland, MD Cluster". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
9. "Deal Digest for Thursday, September 3, 2015". InsideRadio. September 3, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
10. Venta, Lance (March 8, 2016). "Forever Gets Happy in Cumberland". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
11. WTBO Flips to Oldies Radioinsight - April 18, 2018

External links

• Official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 74082 (WTBO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WTBO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 201298 (W250CM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W250CM at FCCdata.org

• 1928 establishments in Maryland
• Oldies radio stations in the United States
• Radio stations established in 1928
• Radio stations in Maryland