WVTS

WVTS
Broadcast area
Frequency1240 AM kHz
BrandingNewsTalk 1240 WVTS
Programming
FormatNews/talk[1]
Ownership
OwnerBristol Broadcasting Company
WBES, WQBE-FM, WVSR-FM, WYNL
History
First air date
November 4, 1946[2]
Former call signs
  • WTIP (1946–1988)
  • WVSR (1988–2000)
  • WBES (2000–2010)[3]
Call sign meaning
"West Virginia's Talk Station"
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID2682
ClassC
Power1,000 watts day and night
Transmitter coordinates
38°23′8.34″N 81°42′50.46″W / 38.3856500°N 81.7140167°W / 38.3856500; -81.7140167
Translator(s)95.7 W239CH (Charleston)
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.bristolbroadcasting.com/charlestonmkt.shtml

WVTS is a news/talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Dunbar, West Virginia, serving Charleston and Nitro in West Virginia.[1] WVTS is owned and operated by Bristol Broadcasting Company.[5]

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  4. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVTS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
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