Broadcast area | Vincennes/ Wabash Valley |
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Frequency | 93.3 MHz |
Branding | Sunrise 93.3 |
Programming | |
Format | Christian contemporary |
Ownership | |
Owner | The Original Company, Inc. |
History | |
First air date | September 14, 1970 [1] |
Former call signs | WBTO-FM (1970–1980) [2] |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 37737 |
Class | B1 |
ERP | 12,000 watts |
HAAT | 145 meters (476 ft) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | wqtyradio.com |
WQTY (93.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Linton, Indiana, serving Vincennes, Indiana, Robinson, Illinois and the Terre Haute area. WQTY airs a Christian contemporary format and is owned by The Original Company, Inc. [3]
The station began broadcasting September 14, 1970, and held the call sign WBTO-FM. [1] [2] It was owned by Linton Broadcasting Company and aired an easy listening format. [1] [2] The station originally broadcast at 93.5 MHz. [1] [2]
In 1980, the station's call sign was changed to WQTY. [2] Initially airing a middle of the road (MOR) format, [4] by 1983 the station was airing a contemporary hits format, [5] and by 1985 it had adopted a country music format. [6] [7] By the early 1990s, the station had begun airing an adult standards format. [8] It switched to an adult contemporary format in 1996, but in 1997 returned to an adult standards format, affiliated with Music of Your Life. [9] [10] [11] [12]
In 1999, the station was sold to The Original Company, along with AM 1600 WBTO, for $350,000. [13] In 2003, the station began airing a country format, simulcasting 106.9 WWBL. [14] [15] The station adopted an oldies format in 2006. [16] In January 2020, the station's format was changed from classic hits to Christian contemporary music. [17] [18]
Broadcast area | Vincennes/ Wabash Valley |
---|---|
Frequency | 93.3 MHz |
Branding | Sunrise 93.3 |
Programming | |
Format | Christian contemporary |
Ownership | |
Owner | The Original Company, Inc. |
History | |
First air date | September 14, 1970 [1] |
Former call signs | WBTO-FM (1970–1980) [2] |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 37737 |
Class | B1 |
ERP | 12,000 watts |
HAAT | 145 meters (476 ft) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | wqtyradio.com |
WQTY (93.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Linton, Indiana, serving Vincennes, Indiana, Robinson, Illinois and the Terre Haute area. WQTY airs a Christian contemporary format and is owned by The Original Company, Inc. [3]
The station began broadcasting September 14, 1970, and held the call sign WBTO-FM. [1] [2] It was owned by Linton Broadcasting Company and aired an easy listening format. [1] [2] The station originally broadcast at 93.5 MHz. [1] [2]
In 1980, the station's call sign was changed to WQTY. [2] Initially airing a middle of the road (MOR) format, [4] by 1983 the station was airing a contemporary hits format, [5] and by 1985 it had adopted a country music format. [6] [7] By the early 1990s, the station had begun airing an adult standards format. [8] It switched to an adult contemporary format in 1996, but in 1997 returned to an adult standards format, affiliated with Music of Your Life. [9] [10] [11] [12]
In 1999, the station was sold to The Original Company, along with AM 1600 WBTO, for $350,000. [13] In 2003, the station began airing a country format, simulcasting 106.9 WWBL. [14] [15] The station adopted an oldies format in 2006. [16] In January 2020, the station's format was changed from classic hits to Christian contemporary music. [17] [18]