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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 94.9MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Bob 94.9 |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Country |
| Subchannels | HD2:WTKT simulcast (sports) |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
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| History | |
First air date | September 30, 1962 (1962-09-30) |
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Call sign meaning | "Robert" (proper name for Bob) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 54019 |
| Class | B |
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| HAAT | 201 meters (659 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°18′58.3″N76°56′59.9″W / 40.316194°N 76.949972°W /40.316194; -76.949972 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (viaiHeartRadio) HD2:Listen live (viaiHeartRadio) |
| Website | bob949 |
WRBT (94.9FM, "Bob 94.9") is acountry musicradio station broadcasting inHarrisburg, Pennsylvania. The station is owned byiHeartMedia, Inc. and broadcasts with apower of 25kilowatts from a transmitter site inEnola, Pennsylvania.
WRBT broadcasts in theHD Radio format.[2]
The station signed on the air on September 30, 1962, then owned by the Market SquarePresbyterian Church, hence the original call letters WMSP. It was run as a volunteer radio station, parishioners volunteered to do air shifts, broadcasting aClassical Music format. The station was sold in 1988 to Barnstable Broadcasting, who changed the format toadult contemporary first, then anoldies format, KOOL 94.9. In 1995, Barnstable switched formats and call letters with its99.3 signal, turning the 94.9 signal into WYMJ Magic 94.9. The generic mix format never did well and Barnstable put all of its Harrisburg market stations for sale in late 1996.
In December 1996, the sale was consummated with Dame Media the call letters were changed to WRBT and Dame launched the country format that is heard on the radio today.
Brad Chambers (fromKPLX in Dallas) was hired as the program director. Bob 94.9 was well received in the community. Through hard work and many promotions, remote broadcasts and other local involvement, it took over the "top country spot" from (Cat Country 106.7). The original staff with the station was as follows: