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WBTH
Former simulcast of WLSI, Pikeville, Kentucky
Broadcast area
Frequency1400 kHz
BrandingPeace Radio
Programming
FormatContemporary Christian
Ownership
Owner
  • Lynn Parrish
  • (Mountain Top Media LLC)
History
First air date
1939 (1939)
Last air date
July 2026 (2026-07)
Call sign meaning
Wagner, Booker, Taylor, Hogg (last names of original owners)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
26392
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
37°40′9″N 82°16′9″W / 37.66917°N 82.26917°W / 37.66917; -82.26917
Translator102.5 W273BC (Williamson)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitepeaceradiofm.com

WBTH (1400 AM) was a radio station licensed to serve Williamson, West Virginia, United States. The station, established in 1939, was owned and operated by licensee Mountain Top Media LLC, Cindy May Johnson Managing Member.

WBTH had broadcast a contemporary Christian format serving Williamson, Central Mingo County, West Virginia and Northeastern Pike County, Kentucky.[3]

On July 13, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission granted Mountain Top Media's request for special temporary authority to allow WBTH to remain silent for 180 days[4] due to a broken cable on the station's tower. The WBTH license was surrendered that September.[5] It was cancelled on September 17.[6]

Call sign meaning

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The call sign represented the first letters of the last name of the original owners of WBTH. Francis Wagner, William Booker, George Taylor, and William Hogg requested the WBTH call sign in 1939.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 Origins of Broadcast Call Letters in West Virginia
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WBTH". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
  4. ↑ "WBTH Public Inspection File". Licensing & Databases Public Inspection File. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  5. ↑ Venta, Lance (September 13, 2026). "FCC Report 9/13: Detroit Translator Operating With Unauthorized Power & Antenna Pattern". RadioInsight. Retrieved September 13, 2026.
  6. ↑ "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. September 17, 2026. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
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