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WPTB (850 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 - CHR radio format. Licensed to Statesboro, Georgia, the station is currently owned by Neal Ardman, through licensee Radio Statesboro, Inc. It uses the dial position of its FM frequency for its moniker, "Hashtag 99.7."

By day, WPTB is powered at 1,000 watts non-directional. But to protect other stations on 850 AM from interference, at night the power is reduced to 25 watts. Programming is heard around the clock on 240-watt FM translator W259CH at 99.7 MHz.

History

The station went on the air as WPTB on 1976-04-05. On 2004-05-17, the station changed its call sign to WMCD. On 2004-07-08, the station changed its call sign back to the original WPTB.

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WPTB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "WPTB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
3. "WPTB Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 64417 (WPTB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WPTB in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 87576 (W259CH) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W259CH at FCCdata.org

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