WBTJ

WBTJ
Broadcast area
Frequency106.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding106.5 The Beat
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatUrban contemporary[1]
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
May 1957 (1957-05)[2]
Former call signs
  • WRFK (1957–61)
  • WRFK-FM (1961–88)
  • WVMX (1988–89)
  • WVGO (1989–96)
  • WBZU (1996–98)
  • WRCL (1998–2001)[3]
Call sign meaning
"Beat Jamz"
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID74168
ClassB
ERP14,500 watts
HAAT280 meters (920 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°30′45.0″N 77°36′5.70″W / 37.512500°N 77.6015833°W / 37.512500; -77.6015833
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/1065thebeat

WBTJ (106.5 FM) – branded as 106.5 The Beat – is a commercial urban contemporary radio station licensed to serve Richmond, Virginia. Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station services the Greater Richmond Region and the Petersburg area.[5][1] The WBTJ studios are located just north of Richmond proper in unincorporated Henrico County, while the station transmitter resides in the Richmond suburb of Bon Air.[6] Besides a standard analog transmission, WBTJ broadcasts using HD Radio technology, and is available online via Audacy.

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  4. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBTJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
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  6. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WBTJ-FM