WTBN
| City | Pinellas Park, Florida |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Tampa Bay |
| Branding | Faith Talk 570/910 |
| Frequency | 570 kHz |
| Repeater(s) | WTWD 910 kHz, Plant City, Florida |
| First air date | 1966 (as WFSO) |
| Format | Religious |
| Power | 5,000 watts day and night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 51985 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 28°12′40.00″N 82°31′46.00″W / 28.2111111°N 82.5294444°W |
| Former callsigns |
WFSO (1966-1978) WPLP (1978-1988) WTKN (1988-1991) WHNZ (1991-2000) |
| Owner |
Salem Communications (Common Ground Broadcasting, Inc.) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | letstalkfaith.com |
WTBN (570 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a religious format.[1] Licensed to Pinellas Park, Florida, USA, it serves the Tampa Bay area. The station is currently owned by Salem Communications.[2]
WTBN's programming can also be heard on WTWD 910 AM, licensed in Plant City, Florida, serving the eastern portion of the Tampa Bay market.
History
The station previously broadcast two shows hosted by Gary Gauthier, It's God's Money and All About Florida Real Estate until Gauthier was arrested in January 2014 for running a Ponzi scheme from 2005 until 2010, which allegedly allowed Gauthier and a partner to bilk $6 million from the retirement savings of at least 38 people.[3][4]
See also
- WPLP (previous station that broadcast on 570)
References
- ↑ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
- ↑ "WTBN Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
- ↑ Kuruvilla, Carol (January 31, 2014). "Former Christian radio host arrested for $6 million Ponzi scheme". New York Daily News. New York, New York: Mortimer Zuckerman. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
- ↑ Thompson, Stephen (January 30, 2014). "Former Christian radio host arrested for $6 million Ponzi scheme". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida: Tampa Media Group, Inc./Media General. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WTBN
- Radio-Locator Information on WTBN
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WTBN
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WTWD
- Radio-Locator Information on WTWD
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WTWD
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