| Broadcast area | Hilton Head -Savannah metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 103.9MHz |
| Branding | Magic 103.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WEAS-FM,WIXV,WJCL-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | March 1978; 47 years ago (1978-03) (as WGEC) |
Former call signs | WGEC (1978–1995) WSGF (1995–1998) WSIS (1998–2004)[1] |
Call sign meaning | Tybee Island (former location) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 14069 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 50,000watts |
| HAAT | 105 meters (344 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°3′33″N81°0′57″W / 32.05917°N 81.01583°W /32.05917; -81.01583 |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | magic1039fm.com |
WTYB (103.9FM, "Magic 103.9") is acommercialradio stationlicensed toBluffton, South Carolina, and servingHilton Head and theSavannah metropolitan area.[2] The station carries twonationally syndicated weekday programs:The Rickey Smiley Morning Show andThe D.L. Hughley Show in afternoondrive time. Sunday mornings featureurban gospel music.
WTYB is aClass C2 FM station with aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000watts. The studios are on Television Circle in Savanah. Thetransmittertower is off Riverview Road near the Islands Expressway inWhitemarsh Island, Georgia.[3]
The station was originally inSpringfield, Georgia, with thecall sign WGEC. Itsigned on the air in March 1978; 47 years ago (March 1978). This station first aired anurban adult contemporary music format from 1998-2003 as WSIS "Kiss 104" and then as "V103.9". Briefly in 2005, the station aired anOldies format as "Cool 103.9."
The station later moved toTybee Island. It was assigned the callsign WTYB by theFederal Communications Commission on July 9,2004.[1] After stunting withChristmas music and the greatest hits ofJohnny Cash, the station debuted as "Magic 103.9" with an Urban AC format on January 8, 2006.
In November 2007, Cumulus attempted to transfer ownership of WTYB to a trustee, Stratus Radio LLC, with the intention of selling it to another owner in order to meet FCC ownership caps.[4] That deal, however, ultimately fell through and Cumulus Licensing LLC retained thebroadcast license.
In April 2011, after the Cumulus merger with Citadel Broadcasting, it was determined that WTYB would be one of several stations spun off to Volt Radio, LLC. The station was reclaimed from the trust effective April 28, 2016.