For the Ashland, Alabama, radio station formerly licensed as WTRB-FM, see WSGN (FM).
WTRB (1570 AM, "Music Country") is an American radio stationlicensed to serve Ripley, Tennessee in Lauderdale county. The station is presently owned by WTRB, Inc. (Palmer Johnson, President) It airs a country music format.[1]
In March 1959, WTRB made national headlines when James W. Porter purchased fifteen minutes of air time on the station. Porter began his broadcast by shattering several records then leaving the station silent for the rest of the fifteen minutes after proposing a "National Can the Racket League" as a protest against rock'n'roll music.[3]
Don Paris:
The late Don Paris started with WTRB when the station began broadcasting in 1954. Mr Paris had been the station manager until retiring in 2007 due to health reasons.
Ownershipedit
In September 2004, West Tennessee Regional Broadcasting Inc. (Phillip Ennis, president) announced that they had reached an agreement to acquire WTRB from Williams Communications Inc. (Walton E. Williams Jr., president/director) for a reported sale price of $265,000.[4] In August 2009 West Tennessee Regional Broadcasting reached an agreement to sell WTRB to Palmer Johnson, a Contract Broadcast Engineer from Kennett, MO.
Referencesedit
^. Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
^"Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau.
^"Rock'n'Roll Critic Offers 15 Minutes Of Radio Silence". Bennington Evening Banner. 1959-03-20. James W. Porter began his quarter-hour on Station WTRB by shattering several records and then proposing a "National Can the Racket League." Announced Porter: "Friends, are you tense, nervous, jittery? Chances are you are overturned. You may have tried other stations without success, but now we offer you an amazing new silence." Thirteen minutes of silence followed except for two breaks to reassure listeners their radios didn't need repair. John Stewart, WTRB manager, said telephone callers were 100 per cent against the silence.
wtrb, ashland, alabama, radio, station, formerly, licensed, wsgn, 1570, music, country, american, radio, station, licensed, serve, ripley, tennessee, lauderdale, county, station, presently, owned, palmer, johnson, president, airs, country, music, format, riple. For the Ashland Alabama radio station formerly licensed as WTRB FM see WSGN FM WTRB 1570 AM Music Country is an American radio station licensed to serve Ripley Tennessee in Lauderdale county The station is presently owned by WTRB Inc Palmer Johnson President It airs a country music format 1 WTRBRipley TennesseeFrequency1570 kHzBrandingMusic CountryProgrammingFormatCountryOwnershipOwnerWTRB Inc Palmer Johnson Sister stationsWJPJTechnical informationFacility ID36689ClassDPower1 000 watts day 53 watts night Transmitter coordinates35 43 46 N 89 32 33 W 35 72944 N 89 54250 W 35 72944 89 54250Translator s 104 9 MHz W285FL LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsite1570wtrb com The station went on the air December 11 1954 and was assigned the WTRB call sign by the Federal Communications Commission 2 Contents 1 History 2 Ownership 3 References 4 External linksHistory editIn March 1959 WTRB made national headlines when James W Porter purchased fifteen minutes of air time on the station Porter began his broadcast by shattering several records then leaving the station silent for the rest of the fifteen minutes after proposing a National Can the Racket League as a protest against rock n roll music 3 Don Paris The late Don Paris started with WTRB when the station began broadcasting in 1954 Mr Paris had been the station manager until retiring in 2007 due to health reasons Ownership editIn September 2004 West Tennessee Regional Broadcasting Inc Phillip Ennis president announced that they had reached an agreement to acquire WTRB from Williams Communications Inc Walton E Williams Jr president director for a reported sale price of 265 000 4 In August 2009 West Tennessee Regional Broadcasting reached an agreement to sell WTRB to Palmer Johnson a Contract Broadcast Engineer from Kennett MO References edit Station Information Profile Arbitron Archived from the original on March 1 2010 Call Sign History CDBS Public Access Database FCC Media Bureau Rock n Roll Critic Offers 15 Minutes Of Radio Silence Bennington Evening Banner 1959 03 20 James W Porter began his quarter hour on Station WTRB by shattering several records and then proposing a National Can the Racket League Announced Porter Friends are you tense nervous jittery Chances are you are overturned You may have tried other stations without success but now we offer you an amazing new silence Thirteen minutes of silence followed except for two breaks to reassure listeners their radios didn t need repair John Stewart WTRB manager said telephone callers were 100 per cent against the silence Changing Hands 9 27 2004 Broadcasting amp Cable 2004 09 27 External links editWTRB official website WTRB in the FCC AM station database WTRB in Nielsen Audio s AM station database nbsp nbsp This Tennessee radio station related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WTRB amp oldid 1204425414, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
