WGTH (AM)

WGTH
City Richlands, Virginia
Broadcast area Southwestern Virginia
Southeastern West Virginia
Branding "The Sheep"
Slogan "Good Words, Good Music"
Frequency 540 AM kHz
First air date October 5, 1951[1]
Format Southern Gospel
Religious[2]
Power 1,000 Watts daytime
97 Watts nighttime
Class D
Facility ID 12043
Transmitter coordinates 37°5′1.0″N 81°46′58.0″W / 37.083611°N 81.782778°W / 37.083611; -81.782778
Callsign meaning W Gates To Heaven
Former callsigns WRIC (?-1995)
WGTH (1995-Present)[3]
Owner High Knob Broadcasters, Inc.
Sister stations WGTH-FM
Webcast WGTH Webstream
Website WGTH Online

WGTH is a Southern Gospel and Religious formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Richlands, Virginia, serving Southwestern Virginia and Southeastern West Virginia.[2] WGTH is owned and operated by High Knob Broadcasters, Inc.[4]

References

  1. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-569. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  3. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  4. "WGTH Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 18, 2015.


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