WQTY explained

WQTY (93.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Linton, Indiana, serving Vincennes, Indiana, Robinson, Illinois and the Terre Haute area. WQTY airs a Christian contemporary format and is owned by The Original Company, Inc.^[3]

History

WBTO-FM

The station began broadcasting September 14, 1970, and held the call sign WBTO-FM.^{[1] [2]} It was owned by Linton Broadcasting Company and aired an easy listening format.^{[1] [2]} The station originally broadcast at 93.5 MHz.^{[1] [2]}

WQTY

In 1980, the station's call sign was changed to WQTY.^[2] Initially airing a middle of the road (MOR) format,^[4] by 1983 the station was airing a contemporary hits format,^[5] and by 1985 it had adopted a country music format.^{[6] [7]} By the early 1990s, the station had begun airing an adult standards format.^[8] It switched to an adult contemporary format in 1996, but in 1997 returned to an adult standards format, affiliated with Music of Your Life.^{[9] [10] [11] [12]}

In 1999, the station was sold to The Original Company, along with AM 1600 WBTO, for $350,000.^[13] In 2003, the station began airing a country format, simulcasting 106.9 WWBL.^{[14] [15]} The station adopted an oldies format in 2006.^[16] In January 2020, the station's format was changed from classic hits to Christian contemporary music.^{[17] [18]}

External links

• WQTY's official website

39.013°N -87.373°W

Notes and References

1. 1971 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1971. p. B-65. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
2. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=82744 History Cards for WQTY
3. https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WQTY FM Query Results: WQTY
4. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1981, Broadcasting & Cable, 1981. p. C-79. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
5. Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1983, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1983. p. B-83. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
6. https://books.google.com/books?id=RyQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA21 Featured Programming
7. Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1983, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1986. p. B-98. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
8. Unmacht, Robert (1991). The M Street Radio Directory. 1991 Edition. p. 142. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
9. "Format Changes", The M Street Journal. Vol. 13, No. 8. February 21, 1996. p. 1. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
10. "Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 14, No. 30. July 30, 1997. p. 2. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
11. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2000, Broadcasting & Cable, 2000. p. D-157. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
12. Web site: The WQTY Format . https://web.archive.org/web/20021209115343/http://www.wqtyfm.com/wqtyformat.htm. WQTY . December 9, 2002 . April 25, 2019 . dead . mdy-all .
13. "Changing Hands", Broadcasting & Cable. May 10, 1999. p. 42. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
14. Web site: Super Station WWBL 106.5 / WQTY 93.3 'The Bullet' . https://web.archive.org/web/20030529134847/http://www.wwbl.com:80/. WWBL. May 29, 2003 . April 25, 2019 . dead . mdy-all .
15. Devine, Cathy (2003). The M Street Radio Directory. Twelfth Edition. p. 217. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
16. Devine, Cathy (2006). The Radio Book. 2006-2007 Edition. p. 220. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
17. "Industry News Bits 1-27-20", HisAir.net. January 27, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
18. "Indiana Radio Station Gets SMART", CMB. January 27, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2021.