Broadcast area | Greater Binghamton |
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Frequency | 101.7 MHz |
Branding | Magic 101.7 (FM/HD1) 102.5 The Vault (HD2) |
Programming | |
Format | Classic Rock Hits |
Subchannels | HD2: Classic hits |
Ownership | |
Owner | GM Broadcasting |
History | |
First air date | 1972 | (as WEBO-FM)
Former call signs | WEBO-FM (1972–1979) WWWT (1979–1985) WQWT (1985–1987) WQXT (1987–1992) WGRG (1992–1998) |
Call sign meaning | "Lite Binghamton" |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 71400 |
Class | A |
ERP | 580 watts |
HAAT | 312 meters (1,024 ft) |
Translator(s) | HD2: 102.5 W273AB (Vestal) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live HD2: Listen live |
Website | magic1017fm HD2: 1025thevault |
WLTB (101.7 MHz "Magic 101.7") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Johnson City, New York, and serving the Greater Binghamton radio market. Owned locally by GM Broadcasting, the station broadcasts a classic hits radio format, playing hits of the 1980s, 90s and early 2000s. It leans toward adult rock and omits pop and dance artists such as Michael Jackson, Madonna and Whitney Houston who are heard on most classic hits stations. The studios are on East Main Street in Endicott.
WLTB is a Class A station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 560 watts. The transmitter is on Ingraham Hill in Binghamton.[2] WLTB broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD2 digital subchannel airs a mainstream classic hits format, known as "102.5 The Vault." It feeds FM translator W273AB at 102.5 MHz in Vestal.[3]