WFBY

WFBY 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 West Virginia Radio Corporation.[4]

For the Weston, West Virginia radio station that held the call sign WFBY at 102.3 FM from 2002 to 2018, see WBTQ.
WFBY
CityBuckhannon, West Virginia
Broadcast areaBridgeport, West Virginia
Elkins, West Virginia
Philippi, West Virginia
Weston, West Virginia
Frequency93.5 FM MHz
BrandingThe FBY
Programming
FormatClassic rock[1]
Ownership
OwnerWest Virginia Radio Corporation
(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
Links
WebcastWFBY Webstream
WebsiteWFBY Online

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. "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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