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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]
Key Information
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBHT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Hot971radio.com/shows
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WBHT
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1995 page B-353. Retrieved Aug. 9, 2025.
- ^ InsideRadio.com "Allentown's Cat Country Added to A Pair of Northeast Pennsylvania Signals" March 11, 2025. Retrieved Aug. 9, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 20465 (WBHT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WBHT in Nielsen Audio's FM station database