WBUS (FM)

See also: WBUS (disambiguation)

WBUS (99.5 MHz) is the call sign for an FM radio station broadcasting in Centre Hall, Pennsylvania serving the State College, Pennsylvania area.

WBUS

Centre Hall, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area	State College, Pennsylvania
Frequency	99.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	99.5/107.5 The Bus
Programming
Format	Classic rock
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks United Stations Radio Networks Penn State Sports Network Pittsburgh Steelers Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Seven Mountains Media (Southern Belle Media Family, LLC)
Sister stations	WBHV, WFGE, WHUN, WLEJ, WOWY, WZWW
History
First air date	May 24, 1989 (as WXMJ)
Former call signs	WXMJ (1988–2005) WXOT (2005–2006) WLTS (2006–2007) WMAJ-FM (2007–2019)
Call sign meaning	W The BUS
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	3956
Class	B1
ERP	850 watts
HAAT	417 meters
Repeater(s)	1220 WJUN (Mexico)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	thebusrocks.com

History

Originally on 94.5, the WLTS call sign and format moved to 99.5 while 94.5 became WBHV-FM. 99.5 was originally a class A station licensed to the town of Mount Union using the call sign WXMJ (Magic 99.5). When purchased by Forever Broadcasting, the company applied for and was granted a change in the city of license to Centre Hall along with a change to a class B1 (25,000 watts equivalent) status. The transmitter site was moved to Tussey Mountain on the south side of State College.

On January 22, 2019, WMAJ-FM's CHR format moved to WBUS 93.7 FM Boalsburg, swapping frequencies with classic rock-formatted "The Bus" and the station assuming the WBUS call sign.^[2]

It was announced on October 12, 2022 that Forever Media was selling 34 stations, including WBUS and five other sister stations, to State College-based Seven Mountains Media for $17.3 million.^[3] The deal closed on January 1, 2023.^[4]

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