WTBN

WTBN
Broadcast areaTampa Bay Area
Frequency570 kHz
BrandingFaith Talk
Programming
FormatReligious; brokered
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
March 12, 1966 (1966-03-12) (as WFSO)
Former call signs
  • WFSO (1966–1978)
  • WPLP (1978–1989)
  • WTKN (1989–1991)
  • WHNZ (1991–2000)
Call sign meaning
Tampa Bay News/Talk (former format); station is wholly unrelated to the Trinity Broadcasting Network
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID51985
ClassB
Power
  • 250 watts day
  • 730 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
27°59′58.07″N 82°42′00.36″W / 27.9994639°N 82.7001000°W / 27.9994639; -82.7001000
Translator(s)100.3 W262CP (Bayonet Point)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websiteletstalkfaith.com
WTWD
Broadcast areaTampa Bay Area
Frequency910 kHz
BrandingLa Numero Uno
Programming
FormatRegional Mexican
Ownership
Owner
  • Tomas Martinez and Mercedes C. Soler-Martinez
  • (Solmart Media, LLC)
History
First air date
July 1949; 75 years ago (1949-07)
Former call signs
  • WPLA (1949–1990)
  • WFNS (1990–1999)
  • WSUN (1999–2001)
Call sign meaning
The Word of God, another term for The Bible
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID26145
ClassB
Power5,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
27°59′27.08″N 82°12′30.32″W / 27.9908556°N 82.2084222°W / 27.9908556; -82.2084222 (WTWD)
Translator(s)102.1 W271CY (Lakeland)
Links
Public license information

WTBN (570 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Pinellas Park, Florida and serving the Tampa Bay area. The station is owned by Salem Media Group and it airs a religious radio format.[3] Most of the schedule is made up of brokered programming where national religious leaders pay Salem Communications for 15 and 30-minute time blocks. Hosts include Dr. Charles Stanley, Jim Daly, David Jeremiah, Joni Eareckson Tada and John MacArthur.[4]

WTBN's programming is simulcast on WLCC (760 AM) in Brandon, Florida, and was formerly simulcast on WTWD (910 AM) in Plant City, Florida, serving the eastern portion of the Tampa Bay radio market. WTBN operates with 250 watts day and 730 watts night, WTWD operates with 5,000 watts day and night, and WLCC operates with 10,000 watts day and 1,000 watts night. All stations use two directional antenna patterns. WTBN's transmitter is off Tower Way in Land o' Lakes, Florida. WTWD's transmitter is off Sidney-Dover Road in Dover. The studios and offices for both stations are on West Laurel Street in Tampa.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTBN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTWD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  4. ^ LetsTalkFaith.com/ProgramGuide