WBBT-FM

WBBT-FM
Broadcast areaGreater Richmond Region
Frequency107.3 MHz
BrandingVPM Music
Programming
FormatPublic radio; classical music; jazz
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerVPM Media Corporation
WWLB, WCVE-FM
History
First air date
June 21, 1999
(25 years ago) (1999-06-21)[1]
Former call signs
WXNC (1999)[2]
Call sign meaning
"Beat" (former branding)
Technical information
Facility ID31859
ClassA
ERP1,400 watts
HAAT207 meters (679 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°30′16.5″N 77°42′13″W / 37.504583°N 77.70361°W / 37.504583; -77.70361
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitevpm.org

WBBT-FM (107.3 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Powhatan, Virginia, and serving the Greater Richmond Region.[3] WBBT-FM is owned and operated by VPM Media Corporation.[4] It airs an eclectic music format, focusing on classical music on weekdays, jazz in the evening and diverse musical genres on weekends, including world music, opera and blues. It carries programming from NPR, Classical 24 and the WFMT Jazz Network.

Along with simulcast partner WWLB in Ettrick, Virginia, WBBT is branded as VPM Music, and is a sister station to the area's NPR news and information affiliate, 88.9 WCVE-FM. WBBT serves the northern part of the Richmond radio market, while WWLB serves the southern portion.

WBBT-FM studios and offices are on Sesame Street in Richmond. The transmitter is off Dry Bridge Road in Midlothian, Virginia.[5]

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