WHTU
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| Broadcast area | Lynchburg metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 103.9 MHz |
| Branding | Rewind 103.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits[1] |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WZZU | |
| History | |
First air date | November 20, 1982[2] |
Former call signs | WXCF-FM (1982–2012)[3] |
Call sign meaning | Station branded as "Hot" |
| Technical information[4] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 28340 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 190 watts |
| HAAT | 540 meters (1,770 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | 1039whtu.com |
WHTU (103.9 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Big Island, Virginia, and serving the Lynchburg metropolitan area.[1] WHTU broadcasts a classic hits radio format and is owned by Gary Burns' Three Daughters Media, through licensee KSM Holdings, LLC.[5] The studios and offices are off Forest Road in Forest, Virginia.
WHTU has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 190 watts as a Class A station. The transmitter is near Sweet Hollow Road in Forest, Virginia.[6]
History
[edit | edit source]The station signed on the air on November 20, 1982. Its original call sign was WXCF-FM, the sister station to WXCF 1230 AM in Clifton Forge, Virginia.
From 2009 to 2012 it was branded as Mix 104.1 with an Adult Contemporary format.[7][8]
On November 2, 2012, WXCF-FM split from its simulcast with WKHF and changed its format to Urban Adult Contemporary, branded as "Hot 103.9".[9] On December 12, 2012, WXCF-FM changed its call letters to WHTU to go with the "Hot 103.9" branding.[3]
On June 2, 2014, WHTU changed its format to Oldies and Classic Hits, branded as "Good Time Oldies 103.9", with programming from Westwood One's "Good Time Oldies" network.[10] The branding was later shortened to "Oldies 103.9". In August 2015, WHTU began simulcasting on sister station WZZI at 106.9 FM. That station was later sold to the Educational Media Foundation for its "K-Love" Christian Contemporary format.
On May 31, 2022, WHTU rebranded as "Rewind 103.9".[11]
References
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- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WHTU
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- ^ WHTU Rewinds Radioinsight - May 31, 2022
External links
[edit | edit source]- Rewind 103.9 Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 28340 (WHTU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WHTU in Nielsen Audio's FM station database