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WBTL (AM)

WBTL
Simulcast with WTOX Bensley
Broadcast areaMetro Richmond
Frequency1320 kHz
BrandingLa Pantera 101.7
Programming
FormatRegional Mexican
Ownership
Owner
  • Michael Mazursky
  • (Mobile Radio Partners, Inc.)
WTOX, WULT, WVNZ
History
First air date
1955
Former call signs
  • WLLY (1955–1959)
  • WEET (1959–1984)[1]
  • WRJY (1984–1986)[2]
  • WANI (1986–1989)[3]
  • WLEE (1989–1999)
  • WVNZ (1999–2023)
Call sign meaning
W BoomTown L (previous format)
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID52050
ClassD
Power350 watts day
8 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
37°28′0.0″N 77°27′8.0″W / 37.466667°N 77.452222°W / 37.466667; -77.452222
Translator(s)101.7 W269DC (Richmond)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitelapanterarva.com

WBTL (1320 kHz) is a regional Mexican formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Ashland, Virginia, serving Metro Richmond. WBTL is owned and operated by Michael Mazursky, through licensee Mobile Radio Partners, Inc.[5]

Sale

On July 14, 2015, Davidson Media Group announced it would be selling WTOX and sister station then-WVNZ to TBLC Virginia Holdings, LLC. for $400,000.[6] The sale was consummated on November 5, 2015.

In late 2018, Mobile Radio Partners took over programming control, and put its Boomtown Richmond format, already heard on WBTL, on WVNZ. Effective June 9, 2021, Mobile Radio Partners acquired WVNZ, WTOX, and a translator from TBLC Media for $209,500.

On June 26, 2023, WVNZ changed its call sign to WBTL.[7]

References

  1. ^ "FCC History Cards for WLEE" (PDF). FCC.
  2. ^ "Call letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 9, 1984. p. 136.
  3. ^ "Call letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 31, 1986. p. 86.
  4. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBTL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ^ "WBTL Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  6. ^ Venta, Lance (July 14, 2015). "Davidson Media Sells 12". RadioInsight. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  7. ^ "WBTL". fccdata.org. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
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