WTBO

WTBO is an oldies formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Cumberland, Maryland, serving Cumberland and Frostburg in Maryland and Keyser in West Virginia.^[1] WTBO is owned and operated by Forever Media.^[4]

WTBO

Cumberland, Maryland
Broadcast area	Cumberland, Maryland Frostburg, Maryland Keyser, West Virginia
Frequency	1450 kHz
Branding	97.9/1450 WTBO
Programming
Format	Oldies[1]
Ownership
Owner	Forever Media (FM Radio Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WFRB WFRB-FM WRQE
History
First air date	December 13, 1928; 96 years ago (1928-12-13)[2]
Call sign meaning	"The Best Oldies"
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	74082
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts (day) and (night)
Transmitter coordinates	39°38′45.0″N 78°45′8.0″W
Translator(s)	97.9 W250CM (Cumberland)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	Official website

History

On December 13, 1928, WTBO signed on for the first time.^[2][5]

On December 26, 2006, Chazz Offutt collapsed and died, at the age of 66, during his daily morning show on WTBO and sister-station WFRB.^[6]

On April 1, 2015, WTBO (after six hours of stunting with various versions of "Proud Mary") changed their format to Adult Contemporary, branded as "105.7 The River".^[7] WTBO and sister stations WFRB, WFRB-FM, and WKGO were sold by Dix Communications to Forever Media for $4 million on September 3, 2015.^[8][9] On March 8, 2016, WTBO changed their format to top 40/CHR, branded as "Happy 105-7".^[10] As with many other stations owned by Forever their programming comes from Westwood One Hot AC Local.

On April 18, 2018, WTBO changed their format from hot adult contemporary to oldies, branded as "The Best Oldies".^[11]

See also

• M. Virginia Rosenbaum, former station manager