WRTB

WRTB
City	Winnebago, Illinois
Broadcast area	Rockford, Illinois
Branding	95.3 The Bull
Slogan	Nobody plays MORE country!
Frequency	95.3 MHz
Format	Country
ERP	1,250 watts
HAAT	156 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	59620
Former callsigns	WYFE (1978-1985) WKMQ (1985-2000) WYHY (2000-2006)^[1]
Owner	Mid-West Family Broadcasting^[2] (Mid-Way Radio, Inc.)
Sister stations	WXRX, WNTA, WGFB
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	953thebull.com

WRTB (95.3 FM, "The Bull") is a country music radio station licensed to serve Winnebago, Illinois, and serving the Rockford, Illinois, market. Before flipping to country, WRTB used the Bob FM format from August 1, 2006 to February 21, 2014.

History

From 1985-2000 the station was a popular oldies format with the call letters WKMQ. In 2000, the format was changed to classic hits as Y95 and call letters WYHY. The first lineup of WYHY featured Riley O Neil and Sky Drysdale, within the first ratings period the station went to #1. From 2002-2003 the station evolved into a classic rock format, and syndicated Bob & Tom moved from sister WXRX. In the mid-2000s following the sale to Maverick Media, the station changed formats again to Bob FM and call letters to WRTB.

Previous call letters were WYFE from 1978-1985.

On February 21, 2014, at 3pm, WRTB changed their format to country, branded as "95.3 The Bull". The last song on 95.3 Bob FM was Talk To Ya Later by The Tubes, while the first song on 95.3 The Bull was How Do You Like Me Now?! by Toby Keith. ^[3]

References

↑ Call Sign Changes FCC.gov. Accessed May 14, 2010
↑ http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/81641/maverick-media-sells-eau-claire-rockford-clusters/
↑ Bull Charges Into Rockford

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WRTB

Radio-Locator information on WRTB

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WRTB

Radio stations in the Rockford, Illinois market

By FM frequency	88.3 89.1 89.5 90.5 91.1 91.7 91.9 92.1 93.3 93.7 95.3 95.7 96.7 97.5 98.5 99.3 99.9 100.5 100.9 103.1 104.9 106.3 107.3

By AM frequency	1330 1380 1440 1490 1520

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.475

By callsign	KZZ57 W220BL W263BJ WBEL WBGR-FM WFEN WFPS WGEZ WGFB WHJG-LP WILV WJVL WKGL-FM WLUV WNIE WNIJ WNIU WNTA WQFL WROK WRTB WSEY WSJY WTPB-LP WXRX WXXQ WYRB WZKL WZOK

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Country radio stations in the state of Illinois

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By FM frequency	92.1 92.3 92.7 92.9 93.7 93.7 94.1 94.3 94.3 94.9 95.1 95.3 95.5 95.7 95.9 96.3 96.5 97.3 97.3 97.5 97.7 98.3 98.3 98.5 99.1 99.3 99.5 99.5 99.9 100.1 100.3 100.3 100.5 100.9 101.3 101.7 101.7 101.9 102.1 102.1 102.3 102.3 102.3 102.5 102.7 103.7 103.7 104.1 104.5 104.9 105.5 105.9 105.9 106.1 106.5 107.3 107.7 107.9

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See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Illinois

Coordinates: 42°17′28″N 89°09′50″W / 42.291°N 89.164°W / 42.291; -89.164

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