WHTI

This article is about the radio station in Salem, West Virginia. For the U.S. travel agreement, see Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. For other uses, see WHTI (disambiguation).
WHTI
Simulcast of WMMN Fairmont
Broadcast areaClarksburg, West Virginia
Fairmont, West Virginia
Frequency105.7 MHz
BrandingThe Torch
Programming
FormatConservative talk
AffiliationsGenesis Communications Network
Townhall News
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • James Kail
  • (LHTC Media of West Virginia, Inc.)
WGYE, WZST, WRLF, WBKE, WMMN
History
First air date
1990 (as WOBG)
Former call signs
  • WXKI (1989–1990)
  • WOBG-FM (1990–2018)
Call sign meaning
W HoT I (former branding)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID58621
ClassA
ERP1,950 watts
HAAT177 meters
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewvthetorch.com

WHTI (105.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Salem, West Virginia, serving the Clarksburg/Fairmont area. WHTI is owned and operated by LHTC Media.

The station (as WOBG-FM) previously broadcast an active rock format. WOBG-FM debuted in 1990 as “Oldies But Goodies”, playing hits from the late '50s through the late '70s. The station featured live, local DJs (“Doctor” Dan Terango hosting mornings, Don Niles with the afternoon drive) until 1995, when it switched to a syndicated oldies format. On January 22, 2018, the station changed its call sign to WHTI, and began stunting with the sound of crickets. On January 25, 2018, WHTI launched a top 40 (CHR) format, branded as "Hot 105.7". Following its sale to LHTC Media in September 2023, the station began simulcasting WZST's format under the Jack FM brand, with the "Hot" format moving to WGYE.[2][3]

On February 5, 2024, WHTI changed its format from a simulcast of adult hits-formatted WZST to a simulcast of conservative talk-formatted WMMN 920 AM Fairmont, branded as "The Torch".[4]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHTI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WOBG Clarksburg Flips to Top 40". RadioInsight. 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  3. ^ Series of Format Changes in Morgantown/Clarksburg, WV
  4. ^ Conservative Torch Launches on West Virginia Trio Radioinsight - February 6, 2024

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