WFBY
Broadcast areaBridgeport, West Virginia
Elkins, West Virginia
Philippi, West Virginia
Weston, West Virginia
Frequency93.5 MHz
BrandingThe FBY
Programming
FormatClassic rock[1]
Ownership
Owner
  • WVRC Media
  • (West Virginia Radio Corporation of Elkins)
WAJR, WBRB, WBTQ, WDNE, WDNE-FM, WELK, WFGM-FM, WKKW, WKMZ, WVAQ, WWLW
History
First air date
1984 (as WBTQ)[2]
Former call signs
WBTQ (1984-2018)[3]
Call sign meaning
The FBI
reference to the FBI complex in Clarksburg
Technical information
Facility ID26143
ClassB1
ERP16,000 watts
HAAT127 meters (417 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
38°58′11.0″N 80°1′58.0″W / 38.969722°N 80.032778°W / 38.969722; -80.032778
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewfby.com

WFBY (93.5 FM) is a classic rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Buckhannon, West Virginia, serving Bridgeport, Elkins, Philippi, and Weston in West Virginia.[1] WFBY is owned and operated by WVRC Media.[4]

On January 31, 2018, the then-WBTQ changed their call letters to WFBY and changed their format to classic rock, branded as "The FBY" (format moved from WFBY 102.3 FM Weston, which switched to a simulcast of rock-formatted WCLG-FM 100.1 FM Morgantown under the WBTQ calls).[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  2. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-586. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  3. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  4. "WFBY Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  5. WCLG-FM Morgantown To Add Clarksburg Simulcast; WFBY to 93.5 Radioinsight - January 25, 2018
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