WBTJ
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| City of license | Richmond, Virginia |
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| Broadcast area | Richmond, Virginia Petersburg, Virginia |
| Branding | "106.5 The Beat" |
| Slogan | "Number 1 for Hip Hop and R&B" |
| Frequency | 106.5 FM MHz |
| First air date | May, 1957[1] |
| Format | Mainstream Urban[2] |
| Power | 14,500 Watts |
| HAAT | 280 meters (920 ft) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 74168 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Callsign meaning | W BeaT Jamz |
| Former callsigns | WRFK-FM (1957-1988) WVMX (1988-1989) WVGO (1989-1996) WBZU (1996-1998) WRCL (1998-2001) WBTJ (2001-Present)[3] |
| Owner | iHeartCommunications, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC) |
| Sister stations | W241AP, W253BI, WRNL, WRVA, WRVQ, WRXL, WTVR-FM |
| Webcast | WBTJ Webstream |
| Website | WBTJ Online |
WBTJ is a Mainstream Urban formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Richmond, Virginia, serving the Richmond/Petersburg area.[2] WBTJ is owned and operated by iHeartCommunications, Inc.[4]
History
In 1995, modern rock WVGO added Howard Stern.[5] In 2001, the station flipped to Urban as "106.5 the Beat".
HD Radio
WBTJ also broadcasts two HD subchannels:
- WBTJ-HD2 broadcasts continuous smooth jazz music, with no commercials or DJs.
- WBTJ-HD3 retransmits WPER, Culpeper, VA, branded as "Positive Hits PER" and featuring Contemporary Christian music.
Translator
WBTJ-HD2 was relayed by an FM translator, W241AP, to widen its broadcast area.[6] The translator was repurposed as a relay of WRVQ-FM/HD2 as "96.1 the Planet" in 2013.
References
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