WBUT (AM)
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| Broadcast area | Butler, Pennsylvania / Pittsburgh |
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| Branding | "BUT Kickin' Country!" |
| First air date | 1948 |
| Frequency | 1050(kHz) |
| Format | News, talk, sports, country |
| ERP | 500 watts (Daytime) 65 watts (Night) |
| Callsign meaning | BUTler County |
| Owner | Butler County Radio Network |
| Website | www.insidebutlercounty.com |
WBUT is a commercial AM radio station, licensed to Butler, Pennsylvania. The station first went on the air in 1948, about seven years following the debut of its competitor and present affiliate station, WISR.
WBUT operates at the federally-assigned frequency of 1050 kilohertz, with a maximum power output of 500 watts. Like other small AM's of its day, it was licensed to operate only during daylight hours. That changed when WBUT was granted a license to operate at 65 watts during nighttime hours beginning in the mid 80's.
The station operated as an AM standalone until it successfully applied for an FM license, which co-incidentally, once belonged to its competitor, WISR-AM, which had returned it citing an unneccsary expense. The call letters were immediately changed to WBUT-FM, with the two stations simulcasting one another until the FCC enacted new rules in 1965 which called for combination license holders to offer unduplicated programming at least half of the broadcast day. The stations continued to simulcast part-time throughout the early 21st century.
WBUT has always been a locally-owned radio station since its beginnings, never having ownership outside of Butler County, and has only had three owners during its history of more than half a century. Morning show host Bob Cupp has been with the station for more than 30 years.
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