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{{for|the Swansboro, North Carolina radio station that held the call sign WWTB at 103.9 FM from 2003 to 2007|WKGV}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name             = WWTB
| logo             = File:WWTB 105.3TheBeat logo.png
| city             = [[Bristol, Virginia]]
| area             = [[Tri-Cities, Tennessee|Tri-Cities]]
| branding         = ''105.3 The Beat''
| frequency        = {{Frequency|[[980 AM]]|[[kHz]]}}
| translator       = {{Radio Relay|98.9 [[MHz]]|W255DB|[[Bristol, TN]]}}<br>105.3 [[MHz]] - (W287CF, Bristol, Tennessee)
| airdate          = January, [[1947 in radio|1947]] (as WFHG)<ref name="LaunchDate"/>
| format           = [[Rhythmic contemporary]]<ref name="Arbitron"/>
| power            = 5,000 [[watt]]s daytime<br>1,000 [[watt]]s nighttime
| class            = B
| facility_id      = 6872
| coordinates      = {{coord|36|36|30.0|N|82|9|36.0|W|type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = WFHG (1947–1992)<br>WXBQ (1992–2001)<br>WFHG (2001–2017)<ref name="CallSign"/>
| affiliations     = [[Motor Racing Network]]
| owner            = [[Bristol Broadcasting Company]]
| licensee         = Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
| sister_stations  = [[WAEZ]], [[WEXX]], [[WFHG-FM]], [[WLNQ]], [[WNPC]], [[WXBQ-FM]]
| webcast          =
| website          = [http://www.105thebeat.com 105thebeat.com]
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
'''WWTB''' is a [[Rhythmic contemporary]] formatted [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] [[radio station]] licensed to [[Bristol, Virginia]], serving the [[Tri-Cities, Tennessee|Tri-Cities]].<ref name="Arbitron"/> WWTB is owned and operated by [[Bristol Broadcasting Company]].<ref name="FCC"/>
On May 26, 2017, WFHG changed their format from talk to urban contemporary, branded as "105.3 The Beat", under new WWTB calls. Since then, the station has shifted to Rhythmic contemporary, adding rhythmic pop tracks while maintaining a Hip-Hop lean.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/118122/beat-brings-urban-back-tri-cities-vatn/ Beat Brings Urban Back to Tri-Cities VA/TN] Radioinsight - May 27, 2017</ref>
==Translator==
In addition to the main station, WWTB is relayed by FM translators to widen its broadcast area.<ref name="Translator"/>
{{RadioTranslators
| call1    = W255DB
| freq1    = 98.9
| fid1     = 140578
| watts1   = 240
| haat1    = 22
| class1   = D
| city1    = Bristol, Tennessee
| notes1   =
| call2    = W287CF
| freq2    = 105.3
| fid2     = 157963
| watts2   = 250
| haat2    = 648
| class2   = D
| city2    = Bristol, Tennessee
| notes2   =
}}
==References==
{{reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name="LaunchDate">{{cite book|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D4-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf|title=Broadcasting Yearbook 2010|date=2010|access-date=July 14, 2015|publisher=ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V.|page=D-560}}</ref>
<ref name="Arbitron">{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP15&band=am&callLetter=WFHG|title=Arbitron Station Information Profiles|access-date=July 14, 2015|work=[[Nielsen Audio]]/[[Nielsen Holdings]]}}</ref>
<ref name="CallSign">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=6872&Callsign=WWTB|title=Call Sign History|access-date=July 14, 2015|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="FCC">{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WWTB|title=WWTB Facility Record|access-date=July 14, 2015|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="Translator">{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=W287CF|title=W287CF Facility Record|access-date=July 14, 2015|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
}}
==External links==
{{AM station data|6872|WWTB}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|140578|W255DB}}
*{{FXL|W255DB}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|157963|W287CF}}
*{{FXL|W287CF}}
{{Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol Radio}}
{{Rhythmic Contemporary Radio Stations in Tennessee}}
{{Rhythmic Contemporary Radio Stations in Virginia}}
[[Category:1947 establishments in Virginia]]
[[Category:Rhythmic contemporary radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1947]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Virginia|WTB (AM)]]
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