WBTL (AM)
Radio station in Ashland, Virginia, United States
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WBTL (1320 kHz) is a regional Mexican formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Ashland, Virginia, serving Metro Richmond. WBTL is owned and operated by Michael Mazursky, through licensee Mobile Radio Partners, Inc.[5]
| Simulcast with WTOX Bensley | |
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| Broadcast area | Metro Richmond |
| Frequency | 1320 kHz |
| Branding | La Pantera 101.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Regional Mexican |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | 1955 |
Former call signs | |
Call sign meaning | "Boomtown" (previous format) |
| Technical information[4] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 52050 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 37°44′47.5″N 77°29′42.9″W |
| Translator | 101.7 W269DC (Richmond) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | lapanterarva |
Sale
On July 14, 2015, Davidson Media Group announced it would be selling WTOX and sister station then-WVNZ to TBLC Virginia Holdings, LLC. for $400,000.[6] The sale was consummated on November 5, 2015.
In late 2018, Mobile Radio Partners took over programming control, and put its Boomtown Richmond format, already heard on WBTL, on WVNZ. Effective June 9, 2021, Mobile Radio Partners acquired WVNZ, WTOX, and a translator from TBLC Media for $209,500.
On June 26, 2023, WVNZ changed its call sign to WBTL.[7]