WPTB

WPTB (850 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 - CHR radio format. Licensed to Statesboro, Georgia, the station is currently owned by Neal Ardman, through licensee Radio Statesboro, Inc.^[2] It uses the dial position of its FM frequency for its moniker, "Hashtag 99.7."

WPTB

Statesboro, Georgia
Frequency	850 kHz
Branding	Hashtag 99.7
Programming
Format	Top 40 - CHR
Ownership
Owner	Neal Ardman (Radio Statesboro, Inc.)
History
First air date	April 5, 1976; 49 years ago (1976-04-05)
Former call signs	WMCD (5/2004-7/2004)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	64417
Class	B
Power	1,000 watts day 25 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	32°28′2.00″N 81°50′7.00″W
Translator	99.7 W259CH (Statesboro)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

By day, WPTB is powered at 1,000 watts non-directional. But to protect other stations on 850 AM from interference, at night the power is reduced to 25 watts. Programming is heard around the clock on 240-watt FM translator W259CH at 99.7 MHz.

History

The station went on the air as WPTB on 1976-04-05. On 2004-05-17, the station changed its call sign to WMCD. On 2004-07-08, the station changed its call sign back to the original WPTB.^[3]