WBHT
Radio station in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania
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::summary Radio station in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox radio station"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | WBHT |
| city | Mountain Top, Pennsylvania |
| area | Wilkes-Barre – Scranton - Hazleton |
| frequency | |
| branding | Hot 97.1 |
| format | Top 40-CHR |
| affiliations | |
| owner | Cumulus Media |
| licensee | Radio License Holding CBC, LLC |
| sister_stations | WBSX, WMGS, WSJR |
| airdate | |
| former_callsigns | |
| callsign_meaning | "Hot" |
| licensing_authority | FCC |
| facility_id | 20465 |
| class | A |
| erp | 500 watts |
| haat | 336 m |
| coordinates | |
| webcast | |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = WBHT | city = Mountain Top, Pennsylvania | logo = | logo_upright = | area = Wilkes-Barre – Scranton - Hazleton | frequency = | branding = Hot 97.1 | format = Top 40-CHR | affiliations = | owner = Cumulus Media | licensee = Radio License Holding CBC, LLC | sister_stations = WBSX, WMGS, WSJR | airdate = | former_callsigns = | callsign_meaning = "Hot" | licensing_authority = FCC | facility_id = 20465 | class = A | erp = 500 watts | haat = 336 m | coordinates = | webcast = | website =
WBHT (97.1 FM "Hot 97.1") is a commercial radio station licensed to Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, and serving the Wilkes-Barre–Scranton–Hazleton radio market. It airs a Top 40-CHR format and is owned by Cumulus Media with studios on Baltimore Drive in Wilkes-Barre. In morning drive time, it carries The Bert Show from sister station WWWQ in Atlanta.
WBHT has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 500 watts. Its transmitter tower is on Penobscot Mountain, an 1,100 foot (336 m) tall peak, so its signal can be heard around much of Northeastern Pennsylvania.Radio-Locator.com/WBHT
History
In September 1992, WBHT signed on the air. It has always had a contemporary hits - Top 40 format. Originally it was owned by Fairview Communications with studios on Wilkes-Barre - Scranton Highway in Avoca.
For most of the early 2000s, WBHT 97.1 was simulcast with sister station WBHD 95.7 in Olyphant. On March 10, 2025, WBHD split from its simulcast with WBHT and switched to a simulcast with co-owned country music-formatted WSJR 93.7 FM in Dallas.
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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/WBHTLogo2017.jpg" caption="Previous logo"] ::
References
References
- [https://www.hot971radio.com/shows/ Hot971radio.com/shows]
- [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1995/B-Radio-All-YB-1995.pdf ''Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1995'' page B-353. Retrieved Aug. 9, 2025.]
- [https://www.insideradio.com/free/allentown-s-cat-country-added-to-a-pair-of-northeast-pennsylvania-signals/article_6426dc8a-fe91-11ef-a19f-b74b643a6f71.html InsideRadio.com "Allentown's Cat Country Added to A Pair of Northeast Pennsylvania Signals" March 11, 2025. Retrieved Aug. 9, 2025.]
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