WLTN (AM)

WLTN
Littleton, New Hampshire;
Broadcast area	Grafton County; Coos County
Frequency	1400 kHz
Branding	Oldies 1400 & The Golden Great 98
Programming
Format	'50s-'70s Oldies
Ownership
Owner	Radio New England Broadcasting, LLC
Sister stations	WKDR, WLTN-FM, WMOU, WOTX, WOXX, WXXS
History
First air date	October 10, 1963
Call sign meaning	Littleton
Technical information
Facility ID	53635
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	44°18′47″N 71°46′08″W / 44.31306°N 71.76889°W
Translator(s)	98.5 W253AY (Littleton); 107.5 W298CS (Littleton)

WLTN is an American radio station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to serve the community of Littleton, New Hampshire, where the transmitter is also located.

Current programming[edit]

WLTN is affiliated with CBS News Radio and airs newscasts every hour. WLTN is a broadcast outlet for Boston Red Sox baseball, through the Red Sox Radio Network.^[2]

History[edit]

The first FCC license renewal online shows that in 1982 WLTN was licensed to Profile Broadcasting Company.^[3] The station featured a news/talk format throughout the 1990s and early 2000s until Sharp Broadcasting (who had acquired the station in 1999 from Profile)^[4] transferred control (via local marketing agreement)^[5] to Barry Lunderville and changed formats to oldies.^[6] In June 2005 the license was transferred to Lunderville.^[7]

Translators[edit]

In addition to the main station, WLTN is relayed by FM translators.

Broadcast translators for WLTN
Call sign	Frequency	City of license	ERP (W)	Class	FCC info
W253AY	98.5 FM	Littleton, New Hampshire	250	D	FMQ
W298CS	107.5 FM	Littleton, New Hampshire	250	D	FMQ

References[edit]

^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-281. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
^ "Login" (PDF).
^ http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=38049 ^{[dead link]}
^ http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=287074 ^{[dead link]}
^ "NorthEast Radio Watch by Scott Fybush". www.fybush.com. Archived from the original on 2003-04-21.
^ "North East RadioWatch: February 3, 2003".
^ http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1018830 ^{[dead link]}

External links[edit]

WLTN in the FCC AM station database
WLTN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
W253AY in the FCC FM station database
W253AY at FCCdata.org
W298CS in the FCC FM station database
W298CS at FCCdata.org
WLTN AM Anchorman Dies

[by1999-1] Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-281. Retrieved April 23, 2017.

[2] "Login" (PDF).

[3] ttp://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=38049 ^{[dead link]}

[4] ttp://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=287074 ^{[dead link]}

[5] "NorthEast Radio Watch by Scott Fybush". www.fybush.com. Archived from the original on 2003-04-21.

[6] "North East RadioWatch: February 3, 2003".

[7] ttp://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1018830 ^{[dead link]}

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