WVTT
| City | Portville, New York |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Olean, New York |
| Branding | V96 |
| Frequency | 96.7 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| Translator(s) | 93.9 W230BO (Olean, relays HD2) |
| First air date | 1985 (as WFRM-FM) |
| Format | FM/HD1: CHR/Top 40 HD2: Talk radio HD3: Classic Country "Eagle 99.1" |
| ERP | 460 watts |
| HAAT | 155 meters (509 ft) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 21197 |
| Callsign meaning | Voice of the Twin Tiers |
| Former callsigns | WFRM-FM (1985–2009) WLMY (2009) WBYB (2009–2011) |
| Affiliations |
Fox News Radio Premiere Networks |
| Owner | Colonial Media and Entertainment |
| Sister stations | WBYB, WXMT |
| Webcast |
Listen Live (HD2) Listen Live (HD3) |
| Website |
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WVTT is an FM radio station licensed to Portville, New York. The station, broadcasting at 96.7 MHz, is owned by Colonial Radio Group and broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format as V96.
Prior to 2009, WVTT was licensed to Coudersport, Pennsylvania.
The station known today as WVTT signed on in 1985 as WFRM-FM, the sister station to AM 600 WFRM. It was owned by the Farm & Home Broadcasting Company and was a member of the Allegany Mountain Radio Network. Historically the station ran a satellite hot adult contemporary format, and during the mid-2000s simulcasted WQRM. During this time it was licensed to Coudersport, Pennsylvania.
The Allegheny Mountain Radio Network began disbanding in the mid-2000s. in 2008, shortly after applying to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to move the station to Portville. Backyard Broadcasting, owners of market leader WPIG, offered to buy the station, though the purchase eventually fell through (shortly after the failed sale to Backyard, that company also began divesting its radio interests). Colonial Radio Group, owners of WLMI and WXMT, followed with a lower bid, which was closed in July 2009.
Upon closing the deal, Colonial CEO Jeff Androlunis changed the call sign to WLMY (perhaps indicating a format similar to WLMI), then shortly to WBYB. Androlunis, upon signing on the signal, criticized WPIG's personality-driven format and use of classic country in its playlist, claiming he had done research that supported a new country station.(Backyard Broadcasting, shortly after this, parked the WLMY calls on a station of its own, a hot-AC station in Williamsport, Pennsylvania; Colonial had owned a station in Williamsport at the time.)
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