WBLT

Simulcasts WGMN Roanoke
Simulcasts WGMN Roanoke
Bedford, Virginia;
Broadcast area	Bedford County, Virginia
Frequency	1350 kHz
Branding	Virginia Talk Radio Network
Programming
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	CBS News Radio; Fox News Radio; Compass Media Networks; Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Three Daughters Media
Sister stations	WGMN, WIQO-FM, WMNA, WMNA-FM, WVGM
History
First air date	February 9, 1950; 75 years ago
Former call signs	WBLX (1950); WBLT (1950–2003); DWBLT (2003)
Former frequencies	1490 kHz (1950–1951)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	4534
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts day; 47 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	37°20′51.0″N 79°31′25.0″W / 37.347500°N 79.523611°W
Translator(s)	95.5 W238FH (Bedford)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	virginiatalkradionetwork.com
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WBLT (1350 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Bedford, Virginia, serving Bedford County, Virginia.^[1] WBLT broadcasts a news/talk format and is owned and operated by Three Daughters Media.^[7] WBLT simulcasts the programming heard on WGMN.

By day, WBLT is powered at 5,000 watts non-directional. But to protect other stations on 1350 AM at night, WBLT reduces power to only 47 watts.^[8] Programming is also heard on 100-watt FM translator W283FH at 95.5 MHz.^[9]

Notes

^ License revoked and callsign deleted on October 1, 2003 due to improper filing of paperwork by then-owners WBLT, Inc. The station returned to air on December 29, 2003 and the violation was expunged in 2008.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-560. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ "Letter from Federal Communications Commission to WBLT, Inc". October 7, 2008.
^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ "Facility No. 4534 History Card". Federal Communications Commission.
^ "Facility Technical Data for WBLT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "WBLT Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ Radio-Locator.com/WBLT
^ Radio-Locator.com/W283FH

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 4534 (WBLT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WBLT in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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[4] License revoked and callsign deleted on October 1, 2003 due to improper filing of paperwork by then-owners WBLT, Inc. The station returned to air on December 29, 2003 and the violation was expunged in 2008.^[3]

[Arbitron-1] "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[LaunchDate-2] Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-560. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[3] "Letter from Federal Communications Commission to WBLT, Inc". October 7, 2008.

[CallSign-5] "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[6] "Facility No. 4534 History Card". Federal Communications Commission.

[FCC-LMS-4534-7] "Facility Technical Data for WBLT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[FCC-8] "WBLT Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[9] Radio-Locator.com/WBLT

[10] Radio-Locator.com/W283FH

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Simulcasts WGMN Roanoke
Bedford, Virginia
Broadcast area	Bedford County, Virginia
Frequency	1350 kHz
Branding	Virginia Talk Radio Network
Programming
Format	News/talk^[1]
Affiliations	CBS News Radio Fox News Radio Compass Media Networks Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Three Daughters Media
Sister stations	WGMN, WIQO-FM, WMNA, WMNA-FM, WVGM
History
First air date	February 9, 1950; 75 years ago (1950-02-09)^[2]
Former call signs	WBLX (1950) WBLT (1950–2003) DWBLT (2003)^{[note 1]}^[4]^[5]
Former frequencies	1490 kHz (1950–1951)
Technical information^[6]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	4534
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts day 47 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	37°20′51.0″N 79°31′25.0″W / 37.347500°N 79.523611°W / 37.347500; -79.523611
Translator(s)	95.5 W238FH (Bedford)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	virginiatalkradionetwork.com