WTTH
| City | Margate City, New Jersey |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Branding | 96.1 WTTH |
| Slogan | "Today's R&B and Old School!" |
| Frequency | 96.1 (MHz) |
| First air date | 1989 |
| Format | Urban Adult Contemporary |
| ERP | 2,800 watts |
| HAAT | 122 meters |
| Class | A |
| Callsign meaning | "The ToucH" |
| Former callsigns |
WFOU (1989-1990) WMXL (1990-1991) |
| Owner | Equity Communications, L.P. |
| Sister stations | WAIV, WAYV, WCMC, WEZW, WMID, WGBZ, WZBZ, WZXL |
| Website | www.961wtth.com |
WTTH (96.1 FM) is an urban adult contemporary music formatted radio station based in Margate City, New Jersey. It serves the general Atlantic City, New Jersey, metro area. Its studios are located at the Bayport One complex in West Atlantic City, and its transmitter is located in the Casino district in Atlantic City.
History
WTTH first signed on as WFOU in 1989. It first changed its call letters to WMXL in 1990 before becoming WTTH, branded as "The Touch," in 1991. As The Touch, WTTH plays an Urban AC format.
The Touch once operated a simulcast on 105.5 WBNJ in Cape May County from 1994 until 1999. The simulcast then moved to the 93.1 WDTH frequency until 2009, when it became Easy 93.1.
In 2004 and 2005, WTTH and its then-simulcast WDTH were two of the earliest stations in the country to flip to an all-Christmas format.
Programming
WTTH is the Atlantic City home of the nationally syndicated "Tom Joyner Morning Show," which airs weekday mornings from 6-10 a.m. Music the rest of the day is automated Negro music. On weekends, WTTH ceases to play classic hip hop songs, in what it calls "The Weekend Boom Box." On Saturdays, the station simulcasts the popular "Bob Pantano Saturday Night Dance Party" from Philadelphia's 98.1 WOGL. On Sunday mornings, WTTH airs the nationally syndicated "Gospel Traxx" hosted by Walt "Baby" Love. It also airs "The Sunday Breakfast Club," hosted by Atlantic City personality Ray Tyler, currently the station's only live DJ.
On December 13, 2011, WTTH began airing "Kissing After Dark" hosted by Lenny Green, a syndicated show originating from WBLS in New York City. The show airs weeknights beginning at 7 p.m.
Every weekend, The New Sound of 96.1 WTTH airs "The Weekend Boombox" featuring classic hip hop. Music featured is from 1991-2009 with an emphasis on 2000-2006. The Weekend Boombox airs from Friday's at 5 PM till Sunday's at 11:59 PM, except on Saturday nights from 7 PM till 2 AM when 96.1 WTTH simulcasts the Bob Pantano Dance Party from Oldies 98.1 WOGL.
Antenna Information
The WTTH antenna sits about 1 block south of the Taj Mahal casino. The exact locations are:
- Station Status Licensed Class A FM Station
- Effective Radiated Power 2800 Watts
- Height above Avg. Terrain 122 meters (401 feet)
- Height above Ground Level 121 meters (397 feet)
- Height above Sea Level 123 meters (404 feet)
- Antenna Pattern Non-Directional
- Transmitter Location 39° 21' 02" N, 74° 26' 55" W
History of call letters
The call letters WTTH were previously assigned to an AM station in Port Huron, Michigan, that began broadcasting December 6, 1947. A sister station, WTTH-FM began broadcasting that same day.[1]
References
- ↑ "Staff of WTTH WTTH-FM At Port Huron Announced" (PDF). Broadcasting. December 22, 1947. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WTTH
- Radio-Locator information on WTTH
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WTTH
Coordinates: 39°21′02″N 74°26′55″W / 39.35056°N 74.44861°W