WNBT-FM
Radio station in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
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WNBT-FM (104.5 MHz) and WZBF (96.9 MHz), "Bigfoot Country 96 - 104 - 107") are two radio stations broadcasting a country music radio format.[3] WNBT-FM is licensed to Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, and WZBF is licensed to Ridgebury Township, Pennsylvania. The stations are part of a quadcast serving Pennsylvania's Northern Tier and New York's Southern Tier, including the Elmira - Corning radio market. They are owned by Seven Mountains Media, through licensee Southern Belle, LLC.[4]
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| Branding | Bigfoot Country 96 - 104 - 107 |
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| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
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| WNDA, WOGA | |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
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| Translator(s) | 107.3 W297BG (Ulster) |
| Repeater(s) | 96.9 WZBF-FM2 (Towanda) |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | bigfootcountry1045 |
History
WNBT-FM began as the FM sister station of Farm & Home Broadcasting Company-owned WNBT (now WNDA) with the call letters WGCR-FM. The station was initially granted a construction permit to operate at the frequency of 97.7 MHz at an effective radiated power of a thousand watts in August 1968. In 1973, the FCC granted permission for WGCR-FM to drop the 'FM' from its call letters, change its city of license from Wellsboro to "Wellsboro-Mansfield", and change its dial position from 97.7 to 104.5 MHz, with a power increase to 50,000 watts.
In May 2017, WNBT-FM changed its format from hot adult contemporary (branded as "The Buzz") to country, branded as "Bigfoot Country 104.5".[5]
On July 9, 2018, WNBT-FM began simulcasting on WZBF (96.9 FM) in Ridgebury; that station was previously adult contemporary-formatted WVYS "Yes FM".[6]
Translator and booster
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info | Notes |
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| W297BG | 107.3 FM | Ulster, Pennsylvania | 140305 | 235 | 134 m (440 ft) | D | LMS | WZBF translator |
| WZBF-FM2 | 96.9 FM | Towanda, Pennsylvania | 185614 | 1,200 | 88 m (289 ft) | D | LMS | WZBF booster |
