WTBN
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| 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.
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History[edit]
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[edit]
- WPLP (previous station that broadcast on 570)
References[edit]
- ^ "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[edit]
- 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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