City |
WBT: Charlotte, North Carolina WBT-FM: Chester, South Carolina WLNK-HD2: Charlotte, North Carolina |
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Broadcast area | Charlotte metropolitan area |
Branding | News 1110/99-3 WBT |
Slogan |
Charlotte's News, Weather and Traffic Leading Charlotte's Conversation |
Frequency | AM: 1110 kHz (also on HD Radio) FM: 99.3 MHz (also on HD Radio) FM: 107.9-2 MHz |
First air date |
AM: April 10, 1922 (originally experimental as 4XD from December 19, 1920 – April 9, 1922) WLNK-HD2: October 14, 2014 |
Format | News/Talk |
Power | AM: 50,000 watts |
ERP | FM: 7,700 watts |
HAAT | FM: 182.2 meters (598 ft) |
Class | AM: A FM: C3 |
Facility ID | AM: 30830 FM: 10764 |
Transmitter coordinates |
AM: 35°07′56″N 80°53′23″W / 35.13222°N 80.88972°WCoordinates: 35°07′56″N 80°53′23″W / 35.13222°N 80.88972°W |
Callsign meaning | randomly assigned by Commerce Department; unofficially meant Watch Buicks Travel while it was owned by a local Buick dealer |
Affiliations | ABC News Radio |
Owner | Entercom |
Sister stations | WLNK, WFNZ |
Webcast |
WBT Webstream (requires login) WBT iHeart Webstream |
Website | wbt.com |
Charlotte's News, Weather and Traffic
AM: April 10, 1922 (originally experimental as 4XD from December 19, 1920 – April 9, 1922)
AM: 35°07′56″N 80°53′23″W / 35.13222°N 80.88972°WCoordinates: 35°07′56″N 80°53′23″W / 35.13222°N 80.88972°W
FM:
WBT (known on air as News 1110/99-3 WBT) is a radio station in Charlotte, North Carolina, broadcasting on the AM dial at 1110 kHz. A 50,000-watt clear-channel station, it can be heard across most of the eastern half of North America at night. It simulcasts on WBT-FM, at 99.3 MHz in Chester, South Carolina. It is owned by Entercom. The station's studios are located at One Julian Price Place on West Morehead Street, just west of uptown Charlotte, while its transmitter is located in the southern part of the city.