WWTR
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| Broadcast area | Central New Jersey |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1170 kHz |
| Branding | EBC Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | South Asian |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | EBC Music, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | December 23, 1971 |
Former call signs | WBRW (1971–1990) WSPW (1997–1999) WWTR (1999–2006) WJJZ (2006) |
Call sign meaning | similar to WMTR (former simulcast) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 6684 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 600 watts (daytime only) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°33′37.0″N 74°35′22.0″W / 40.560278°N 74.589444°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | ebcmusic.com |
WWTR (1170 AM, "EBC Radio") is a radio station in Bridgewater, New Jersey broadcasting a South Asian-oriented ethnic format. The station is currently owned by EBC Music, Inc.
History[edit]
The station signed on December 23, 1971, as WBRW, a middle of the road-formatted station owned by the Somerset Valley Broadcasting Corporation[1] and licensed to Somerville, New Jersey.[2] The station subsequently shifted to an adult contemporary format,[1] and was later relicensed to Bridgewater. However, WBRW began to lose money during the 1980s, and in 1990 it was taken off-the-air.[1]
The Bridgewater Broadcasting Corporation purchased the license in 1993,[3] and brought WBRW back on the air in February 1997.[1] Initially airing its own programming, in December 1997 the station became WSPW and began to simulcast One on One Sports programming from WJWR in Newark (now WSNR in Jersey City).[1][4] The following year, the station was sold to New Jersey Broadcasters and in April 1999 became a simulcast of sister standards station WMTR, under the callsign WWTR.[1] New Jersey Broadcasting was sold to Greater Media in 2001.[5] WMTR and WWTR shifted to a classic oldies format, emphasizing pre-1964 music, in 2004.[6]
WWTR was leased to EBC Music, Inc. on November 1, 2005, who moved their "EBC Radio" South Asian programming from WTTM.[7] The station's call letters were then changed to WJJZ for a brief time in 2006 so that Greater Media could transfer that callsign to 97.5 FM in Burlington (now WPEN);[8] after this was completed, 1170 returned to WWTR.[9] In 2011 EBC Music ended their lease agreement and bought WWTR.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "New Jersey AM Radio History". Radio-History.com. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1973 (PDF). 1973. p. B-128. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
- ^ "Application Search Details". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
- ^ Hinckley, David (December 29, 1997). "WLIB Devotes Tomorrow To Look At '97". New York Daily News. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (May 14, 2001). "Greater Media Buys in New Jersey". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (January 12, 2004). "WLIR Legend Ends at 92.7". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (October 17, 2005). "WPRI's Jack White Dies". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (October 30, 2006). "CC Cutbacks in Rochester Claim Five Jobs". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (December 4, 2006). "WCRB, WKLB Make the Big Switch". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
- ^ "Greater Media a little lesser after AM spin-off". Radio Business Report. May 23, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- WWTR in the FCC AM station database
- WWTR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database