WTBI

WTBI-FM/WTBI

City	Greenville, South Carolina
Broadcast area	Upstate South Carolina
Branding	"WTBI Radio"
Slogan	"The Bright Spot on Your Radio Dial"
Frequency	91.5 FM (also on HD Radio) 1540 AM
First air date	1991 (FM) 1984 (AM)
Format	Southern Gospel and Religious
Power	10,000 watts AM day 1,000 watts AM critical hours
ERP	22,500 watts (FM)
HAAT	127.9 meters (FM)
Class	C2 (FM)
Facility ID	64496 (FM)
Transmitter coordinates	34°49′51.00″N 82°26′55.00″W / 34.8308333°N 82.4486111°W / 34.8308333; -82.4486111 (FM)
Callsign meaning	W Tabernacle Bible Institute
Owner	Tabernacle Ministries
Webcast	http://tbc.sc/wtbi/live.php
Website	http://wtbi.org

WTBI is a non-commercial Religious station serving the Upstate, including Greenville and Spartanburg, as well as Anderson, South Carolina. The station carries Southern Gospel music and various preaching/teaching programs. Its current slogan is "The Bright Spot on Your Radio Dial."

WTBI-FM broadcasts 24 hours a day^[1] on 91.5 FM with an ERP of 22.5 kW.

WTBI broadcasts on 1540 AM with a power of 10,000 watts day and 1,000 watts critical hours.

Station history

WTBI is owned by Tabernacle Baptist Church (Tabernacle Ministries) in Greenville, South Carolina. The station airs a mix of Southern Gospel music and preaching from Fundamental, Independent Baptist churches. Much of the preaching and teaching programming is produced by churches in the Greenville area, in Pickens County, and from various churches in the Appalachian Mountains area. Other churches from other parts of the United States also produce programs, and these churches are usually affiliated with Tabernacle. Notable programs are the The Bright Spot Hour (which originated in 1943 on radio station WMRC, in Greenville) and The Gospel Hour.^[2] "The Gospel Hour" features Sunday morning worship services from Tabernacle Baptist Church. Its tower site is located at the campus of Tabernacle Ministries.

WTBI began broadcasting under Tabernacle's ownership on January 24, 1984, while founding pastor, Dr. Harold B. Sightler was pastoring the church. WTBI, 1540 am (originally WPKZ) was the original radio station operated by the church, with the FM station simulcast being added in early 1991.^[3] WTBI-FM simulcasts with daytime-only WTBI 1540 AM, which is primarily serves Pickens County, South Carolina. WTBI is licensed to Pickens, South Carolina.

Change from 91.7 to 91.5

On December 13, 2007, WTBI-FM changed frequencies from 91.7 to 91.5 and increased its ERP from 3,700 watts to 22,500 watts.^[4] This allows for better coverage in the Anderson area, as well as the Spartanburg area (which was previously affected by interference from WSGE in the Charlotte area). With this increase, the purpose for WTBI-AM is enhanced due to the stronger signal in to Pickens County, where the signal was once difficult to receive on 91.7. The AM station still serves an important service in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Georgia, Western North Carolina and North Western South Carolina.

HD radio

Also on December 13, 2007 WTBI began an HD Radio simulcast on the frequency 91.5.1.^[4]

References

External links

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Radio-Locator information on WTBI

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Radio-Locator Information on WTBI

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Radio stations in the Greenville–Spartanburg (Upstate South Carolina) market

By AM frequency	660 800 910 950 1020 1070 1230 1260 1280 1300 1330 1360 1400 1440 1490 1530 1540 1580

By FM frequency	89.3 89.7 90.1 91.1 91.5 92.5 93.3 93.7 94.5 95.5 95.9 96.3 98.1 98.5 98.9 99.5 99.9 100.5 101.1 101.5 102.5 103.1 103.3 103.9 104.9 105.5 106.3 106.9 107.3

By callsign	W209CM W242BX W253BG W258CB WAIM WANS WASC WBWT-LP WCCP-FM WCKI WCSZ WDAB WELP WEPR WESC-FM WFBC-FM WGTK-FM WGVL WHQA WHZT WJMZ-FM WKSF WLFJ WLFJ-FM WMIT WMXP-LP WMYI WOLI WORD WPCI WPJF WPJM WRIX WROO WROQ WRTH WSPA-FM WSPG WSSL-FM WTBI WTOB-FM WTPT WYFG WYRD WYRD-FM

Defunct	WFIS/1600

South Carolina radio markets Charleston Columbia Florence Greenville–Spartanburg Myrtle Beach Rock Hill Other South Carolina radio regions Hilton Head See also List of radio stations in South Carolina

Religious radio stations in the state of South Carolina

Stations	WABB – Belton WAGP – Beaufort WBAJ – Blythewood WCFJ – Irmo WCKI – Greer WDLL – Dillon WELP – Easley WEPC – Belton WFCH – Charleston WHRZ-LP – Spartanburg WIAR-LP – Hilton Head Island WKCL – Ladson WLFJ-AM - Greenville WLFJ-FM - Greenville WLPG – Florence WMHK – Columbia WPOG – Saint Matthews WRHJ-LP – Rock Hill WSSC – Sumter WTBI-FM – Greenville WVOY-LP – Jefferson WWOS – Saint George WYCJ-LP – Simpsonville WYFG – Gaffney WYFH – North Charleston WYFV – Cayce

Defunct	WASD-LP – Aiken WSCM-LP – Moncks Corner

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in South Carolina See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

Daytime-Only radio stations in South Carolina

Stations	WAGS - Bishopville WAHT - Clemson WALD - Johnsonville WASC - Spartanburg WBAJ - Blythewood WCEO - Columbia WCZZ - Greenwood WDEK - Lexington WFGN - Gaffney WJBS - Holly Hill WKMG - Newberry WLFJ - Greenville WNFO - Sun City-Hilton Head WPJK - Orangeburg WPOG - St. Matthews WQUL - Woodruff WRIX - Homeland Park WTBI - Pickens WWOS - St. George WZZQ - Gaffney

Defunct	WAGL - Lancaster

See also: Clear channel radio stations and Why AM Radio Stations Must Reduce Power, Change Operations, or Cease Operations at Night

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