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{{Infobox radio station
| name             = WTTB
| logo             = File:WTTB Newsradio105.7-1490 logo.png
| city             = [[Vero Beach, Florida|Vero Beach]], [[Florida]]
| area             = [[Treasure Coast]]
| branding         = Newsradio 1490
| airdate          = {{start date and age|1954|6|7}}
| frequency        = 1490 [[kHz]]
| format           = [[Talk radio]]
| power            = 1,000 [[watt]]s
| erp              =
| haat             =
| class            = C
| facility_id      = 58947
| coordinates      = {{coord|27|37|12.00|N|80|25|1.00|W|region:US-FL_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = <strong>W</strong>here <strong>T</strong>he <strong>T</strong>ropics <strong>B</strong>egin
| former_callsigns =
| owner            = Treasure & Space Coast Radio
| licensee         = Vero Beach Broadcasters, LLC
| sister_stations  = [[WGYL]], [[WJKD]], [[WOSN]]
| translators      = {{Radio Relay|105.7|W289CF|Vero Beach}}
| webcast          =
| website          = [http://wttbam.com wttbam.com]
| affiliations     = [[Westwood One]]<BR>[[Premiere Radio Networks]]
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
'''WTTB''' (1490 [[Hertz|kHz]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[AM broadcasting|AM]] [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Vero Beach, Florida]], and serving the [[Treasure Coast]].  It broadcasts a [[talk radio|talk]] [[radio format]], calling itself "Newsradio 105.7 and 1490."  The station is owned by Treausure & Space Coast Radio with the license held by Vero Beach Broadcasters, LLC.
WTTB is powered at 1,000 [[watt]]s, [[omnidirectional antenna|non-directional]].<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=Wttb&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/WTTB]</ref>  It is also heard on 250 watt [[FM translator]] '''W289CF''' at 105.7 [[Hertz|MHz]] in Vero Beach.<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=Wttb&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/W289CF]</ref>
==Programming==
While most of WTTB's programming is [[radio syndication|nationally syndicated]] talk shows, there are two local hours each weekday featuring Treasure Coast news and information, at 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.  Hosts heard on WTTB include [[Sean Hannity]], [[Glenn Beck]], [[Brian Kilmeade]], [[Dan Bongino]], [[Jim Bohannon]], [[Doug Stephan]], "[[America in The Morning]]" and "[[Coast to Coast AM]] with [[George Noory]]."  Weather is supplied by [[WPTV]] Channel 5.
==History==
WTTB is one of the oldest radio stations along the Treasure Coast.  It [[sign-on|signed on]] the air on {{start date and age|1954|6|7}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WTTB |title=WTTB Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref> Although it is widely believed the station's slogan, ''Where the tropics begin'', originated with WTTB, Dr. John Leroy Hutchison has been credited for coining the phrase back in the 1920s–nearly three decades before WTTB went on the air. The phrase was used in the 2009 television series pilot for [[CBS]]'s ''[[Harper's Island]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/apr/11/russ-lemmon-slogan-where-tropics-begin-early-1920s/ |title=Russ Lemmon: Slogan 'Where The Tropics Begin' from early 1920s  |author=Russ Lemon |date=April 11, 2009}}</ref>
During the 1960s, 70s and 80s, the station featured a [[full service radio|full service]], [[middle of the road (music)|middle of the road]] format of popular music, news and sports.  By the 1990s, it had ended its music programs and became [[talk radio|all-talk]].
==References==
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==External links==
{{AM station data|58947|WTTB}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|156402|W289CF}}
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