WHTU (103.9 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Big Island, Virginia, and serving the Lynchburg metropolitan area.[1] WHTU broadcasts a classic hits radio format and is owned by Gary Burns' Three Daughters Media, through licensee KSM Holdings, LLC.[5] The studios and offices are off Forest Road in Forest, Virginia.
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| Broadcast area | Lynchburg metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 103.9 MHz |
| Branding | Rewind 103.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits[1] |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WZZU | |
| History | |
First air date | November 20, 1982[2] |
Former call signs | WXCF-FM (1982–2012)[3] |
Call sign meaning | Station branded as "Hot" |
| Technical information[4] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 28340 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 190 watts |
| HAAT | 540 meters (1,770 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°28′19.0″N 79°22′28.0″W / 37.471944°N 79.374444°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | 1039whtu.com |
WHTU has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 190 watts as a Class A station. The transmitter is near Sweet Hollow Road in Forest, Virginia.[6]
History
editThe station signed on the air on November 20, 1982. Its original call sign was WXCF-FM, the sister station to WXCF 1230 AM in Clifton Forge, Virginia.
From 2009 to 2012 it was branded as Mix 104.1 with an Adult Contemporary format.[7] [8]
On November 2, 2012, WXCF-FM split from its simulcast with WKHF and changed its format to Urban Adult Contemporary, branded as "Hot 103.9".[9] On December 12, 2012, WXCF-FM changed its call letters to WHTU to go with the "Hot 103.9" branding.[3]
On June 2, 2014, WHTU changed its format to Oldies and Classic Hits, branded as "Good Time Oldies 103.9", with programming from Westwood One's "Good Time Oldies" network.[10] The branding was later shortened to "Oldies 103.9". In August 2015, WHTU began simulcasting on sister station WZZI at 106.9 FM. That station was later sold to the Educational Media Foundation for its "K-Love" Christian Contemporary format.
On May 31, 2022, WHTU rebranded as "Rewind 103.9".[11]
References
edit- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-562. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ a b "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHTU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WHTU Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WHTU
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ Venta, Lance (November 5, 2012). "Hot 103.9 Launches in Lynchburg". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ Venta, Lance (June 3, 2014). "WHTU Flips to Classic Hits". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ WHTU Rewinds Radioinsight - May 31, 2022
External links
edit- Rewind 103.9 Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 28340 (WHTU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WHTU in Nielsen Audio's FM station database