WBTJ

WBTJ

City	Richmond, Virginia
Broadcast area	Richmond, Virginia Petersburg, Virginia
Branding	"106.5 The Beat"
Slogan	"Number 1 for Hip Hop and R&B"
Frequency	106.5 FM MHz
First air date	May, 1957^[1]
Format	106.5 HD-1: Mainstream Urban^[2] 106.5 HD-2: Smooth Jazz 106.5 HD-3: WPER
Power	14,500 Watts
HAAT	280 meters (920 ft)
Class	B
Facility ID	74168
Transmitter coordinates	37°30′45.0″N 77°36′5.70″W / 37.512500°N 77.6015833°W / 37.512500; -77.6015833
Callsign meaning	W BeaT Jamz
Former callsigns	WRFK-FM (1957-1988) WVMX (1988-1989) WVGO (1989-1996) WBZU (1996-1998) WRCL (1998-2001) WBTJ (2001-Present)^[3]
Owner	iHeartCommunications, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC)
Sister stations	W241AP, W253BI, WRNL, WRVA, WRVQ, WRXL, WTVR-FM
Webcast	WBTJ Webstream
Website	WBTJ Online

WBTJ is a Mainstream Urban formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Richmond, Virginia, serving the Richmond/Petersburg area.^[2] WBTJ is owned and operated by iHeartCommunications, Inc.^[4]

History

In 1995, modern rock WVGO added Howard Stern.^[5] In 2001, the station flipped to Urban as "106.5 the Beat".

HD Radio

WBTJ also broadcasts two HD subchannels:^[6]

WBTJ-HD2 broadcasts continuous smooth jazz music, with no commercials or DJs.
WBTJ-HD3 retransmits WPER, Culpeper, VA, branded as "Positive Hits PER" and featuring Contemporary Christian music.

Translator

WBTJ-HD2 was relayed by an FM translator, W241AP, to widen its broadcast area.^[7] The translator was repurposed as a relay of WRVQ-FM/HD2 as "96.1 the Planet" in 2013.

References

↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-569. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
↑ "WBTJ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
↑ "Vox Jox". Billboard. 107 (41): 79. Oct 14, 1995.
↑ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=56 HD Radio Guide for Richmond, Virginia
↑ "W241AP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

106.5 The Beat Online

Query the FCC's FM station database for WBTJ

Radio-Locator information on WBTJ

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WBTJ

Radio stations in the Richmond/Petersburg market

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Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO)

Board of directors	Lowry Mays Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams

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