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WPTB

Statesboro, Georgia United States
Frequency	850 kHz
Branding	99.7 The Pulse, Sports
Programming
Format	Sports - Fox Sports Radio
Ownership
Owner	Neal Ardman (Radio Statesboro, Inc.)
History
First air date	April 5, 1976 (1976-04-05)
Former call signs	WMCD (5/2004-7/2004)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	64417
Class	B
Power	1,000 watts day 25 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	32°28′2.00″N 81°50′7.00″W
Translator	99.7 W259CH (Statesboro)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

WPTB (850 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Sports Talk - radio format Affiliated with Fox Sports Radio. 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, "99.7 The Pulse."

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.

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