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Radio station in Williamson, West Virginia, United States

WBTH

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Key facts

instance ofradio station
countryUnited States
located in the administrative territorial entityWest Virginia
All data from the card 18
Broadcast area
Central Mingo County, West VirginiaNortheastern Pike County, Kentucky
Frequency
1400 kHz
Branding
Peace Radio
Format
Contemporary Christian
Owner
Lynn Parrish(Mountain Top Media LLC)
Sister stations
WDHRWEKBWLSIWPKEWPKE-FMWPRTWXCCWZLK
First air date
1939
Last air date
July 2026
Call sign meaning
Wagner, Booker, Taylor, Hogg (last names of original owners)
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID
26392
Class
C
Power
1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
37°40′9″N 82°16′9″W / 37.66917°N 82.26917°W
Translator
102.5 W273BC (Williamson)
Public license information
Public fileLMS
Webcast
Listen live
Website
peaceradiofm.com

WBTH (1400 AM) was a radio station licensed to serve Williamson, West Virginia, United States. The station, established in 1939, was owned and operated by licensee Mountain Top Media LLC, Cindy May Johnson Managing Member.

WBTH had broadcast a contemporary Christian format serving Williamson, Central Mingo County, West Virginia and Northeastern Pike County, Kentucky.

On July 13, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission granted Mountain Top Media's request for special temporary authority to allow WBTH to remain silent for 180 days due to a broken cable on the station's tower. The WBTH license was surrendered that September. It was cancelled on September 17.

Call sign meaning

The call sign represented the first letters of the last name of the original owners of WBTH. Francis Wagner, William Booker, George Taylor, and William Hogg requested the WBTH call sign in 1939.

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