WTVB AM 1590 Coldwater

Also heard on FM translator W238CD 95.5 Coldwater

Slogan/Positioner: Voice of Branch County

Format: Full Service / Oldies

Web site: www.wtvbam.com

E-mail: visit web site

Class: B
Daytime Power / # of Towers: 5,000 watts / 1, omnidirectional
Nighttime Power / # of Towers: 1,000 watts / 3, directional

FCC technical information:

• engineering data
• station details

More about WTVB:

• Radio Locator daytime coverage area
• Radio Locator nighttime coverage area
• FCCInfo.com listing
• Recnet Broadcast Query
• WTVB on Facebook
• WTVB from TuneIn
• WTVB from Wikipedia
• Tower photos, thanks Tom Bosscher

Call Sign History:

• WTVB

Call Sign Origins:

• Twin Valley Broadcasters
• We're The Voice of Branch County

On Air Date: August 7, 1949

FM Translator:

• W238CD 95.5 Coldwater: 250 watts / 226 feet / D
  Tech info: engineering data, station details, FCCInfo.com, Recnet
  Location map (see below)
  Coverage areas: FCC, Radio Locator

Owner: Midwest Radio Group

Telephone: (517) 279-1590

Notes/History:

• 2/2012: Station gains FM coverage on FM 95.5 with W238CD signing on.
• 9/2011: Construction permit granted for W238CD to change community of license from Camden to Coldwater, increase its tower height to 226 feet (from 16) and move its broadcast tower closer to Coldwater. License to cover granted 2/2012.
• 3/2011: Family Stations sells FM translator W239AX 95.7 Camden to Midwest Communications for $40,000 pending FCC approval and closing. The application states Midwest plans on rebroadcasting full service/oldies WTVB AM 1590 Coldwater on the translator which later moves to 95.5 as W238CD. Sale is approved in May, 2011.

Center of antenna array/transmitter location (AM 1590 & FM 95.5 translator):

Branch County

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