WTSB

Infobox Radio station
name = WTSB (AM)


city = Selma, NC
area = Raleigh
branding =
slogan = "Where the Stories Break"
frequency = 1090 kHz
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format = Full Service
power = 1,700 watts critical hours
9,000 watts day
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class = D
facility_id = 71088
coordinates = coord|35|36|57.00|N|78|24|33.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning = Where Tobacco Sells Best [ cite web|url=http://www.oldradio.com/archives/nelson/origins.call-list.html |title=Call Letter Origins |work=Radio History on the Web ]
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owner = Lamm Media Group
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website = [http://www.wtsbradio.com wtsbradio.com]
affiliations = CBS Radio

WTSB (1090 AM) is a radio station licensed by the FCC to serve the community of Selma, North Carolina. The station is owned by Lamm Media Group. The station is daytime only, and is a "full service" AM station, providing local news, traffic reports and typical small town full service programming along with country, bluegass and gospel music.

History of WTSB, Lumberton

WTSB was located at 580 AM, and broadcast at 500 watts during the day and 50 watts at night in 2000Michael Futch, "Folksy 'Don Ross' Journal' Is Dropped," "The Fayetteville Observer", May 9, 2004.] . The station signed on in 1947, owned by Robeson Broadcasting Corp. Jack Pait, who had a furniture business in Lumberton, was majority stockholder. Levi E. Willis Sr., president and owner of Willis Broadcasting of Norfolk, Virginia, bought WTSB in 1997 from Beasley Broadcast GroupMichael Futch, "WTSB Will Be Back on Air, Owner Says," "The Fayetteville Observer", July 2, 2000.] which had bought WTSB and WKML. Both stations aired country music for a year when they were co-owned, but WTSB ended up going off the air for a while [Michael Futch, "Lumberton Undergoes Radio Changes," "The Fayetteville Observer", January 11, 1998.] . Willis played traditional black gospel until WTSB went off the air in 2000. Though Willis believed the station could returnit did not.

History of WBZB, Selma/Garner

Prior to 1999, WBZB aired country music along with conservative talk. The former owner walked into Bass Music Enterprises, owned by Steve Bass, and asked, "Wanna buy a radio station?"

In 2002, about two years after Bass became the primary owner of WBZB, the station was located in Garner and playing anything and everything by North Carolina musicians, or musicians from nearby states who were well-known in the state. The playlist included about 1700 songs. Artists included Arrogance, Nancy Middleton, Blue Dust Box, Jam Pain Society, John Saylor, and Tift Merritt [David Menconi, "Breaking the Waves," "The News & Observer", November 24, 2002.] [David Menconi, "Who's on First?," "The News & Observer", November 24, 2002.] In 2003, Shane Gentry, a nudist and member of Nekkid Monday (a band similar to ZZ Top) began hosting the "Naked Monday Show" celebrating the nudist lifestyle [David Menconi, "Undress for Success," "The News & Observer", November 6, 2003.] .

WBZB received approval for a power increase from 800 to 1600 watts, but after a year, even though Bass claimed the station was close to making money, his investors were unable to stay with him. He sold the station on eBay [David Menconi, "eBay airplay," "The News & Observer", June 30, 2003.] .

Triangle Sports Broadcasters bought WBZB and changed the letters to WTSB, also increasing the signal to 9000 watts, and switched to sports talk July 12, 2004, calling the station "Your Triangle Sports Ticket". The programming included local hosts as well as ESPN radio [Caulton Tudor, "Triangle Gets Second Sports Radio Station," "The News & Observer", June 30, 2004.] . On November 1, 2007, WTSB was sold to Carolina Broadcasting System, owner of WMPM 1270 AM in Smithfield. cite news|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/685/story/470170.html|title=New spot for ESPN Radio?|last=Ranti|first=David |date=Aug 12, 2006|work=News and Observer|accessdate=2008-06-09]

References

External links

* [http://www.wtsbradio.com/ WTSB Homepage]
*AMQ|WTSB
*AML|WTSB