WTVB
Encyclopedia
WTVB, AM
1590, is a regional radio station located in Coldwater, Michigan
. It carries largely oldies music and local news and sports, with the ABC Radio Network as its source for national news, and carries Dial Global
's "Kool Gold
" oldies format. Midwest Communications
owns WTVB-AM.
The call letters originally stood for Twin Valley Broadcasting and are in no way connected to any television station, although the station bills itself as "The Voice of Branch County. The "valleys" mentioned (ironically Coldwater is in one of the highest parts of southern Lower Michigan
) are apparently the short Coldwater River and the St. Joseph River in south-central Michigan.
WNWN-FM
Radio (FM 98.5) "WIN 98-5," licensed to Coldwater and now a country music station primarily targeting the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo
areas, was originally WTVB-FM at 98.3, the FM signal that duplicated WTVB when FM radio was new. Like most AM radio stations, WTVB's signal is drastically weakened at night and does endure severe interference during thunderstorms.
WTVB was previously known as 16/TVB for a time. Even 10+ years after that campaign was stopped, and WTVB was officially known as AM 1590 WTVB, local community members have been known to refer to the station as 16/TVB.
format.
Prior to adopting the current oldies format early in 2008, WTVB was an affiliate of ABC's Classic Hits (formerly Oldies Radio) format. Earlier in the decade, WTVB was an adult contemporary station with programming fed from ABC's Hits and Favorites (formerly "StarStation") network.
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
1590, is a regional radio station located in Coldwater, Michigan
Coldwater, Michigan
Coldwater is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,945. It is the county seat of Branch County....
. It carries largely oldies music and local news and sports, with the ABC Radio Network as its source for national news, and carries Dial Global
Dial Global
Dial Global is a radio syndication company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Triton Media Group and is a sister company to Townsquare Media, both of which are owned by Oaktree Capital Management....
's "Kool Gold
Kool Gold
Kool Gold is a 24-hour music format produced by Dial Global. Its playlist is composed of oldies music from the mid 1960s to mid 1980s, from artists such as Billy Joel, The Beach Boys, The Supremes, Rod Stewart and dozens more artists mainly targeted at listeners 45-54...
" oldies format. Midwest Communications
Midwest Communications
Midwest Communications, Inc. consists of Midwest Communications, Inc. and WRIG, Inc., which collectively own forty-six radio stations. The Company got its start in Wausau, Wisconsin, with WRIG, Inc. and the acquisition by the D.E. Wright family of a 1400 kHz, 250 watt AM facility from the...
owns WTVB-AM.
The call letters originally stood for Twin Valley Broadcasting and are in no way connected to any television station, although the station bills itself as "The Voice of Branch County. The "valleys" mentioned (ironically Coldwater is in one of the highest parts of southern Lower Michigan
Lower Peninsula of Michigan
The Lower Peninsula of Michigan is the southern of the two major landmasses of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is surrounded by water on all sides except its southern border, which it shares with Ohio and Indiana. Geographically, the Lower Peninsula has a recognizable shape that many people...
) are apparently the short Coldwater River and the St. Joseph River in south-central Michigan.
WNWN-FM
WNWN-FM
WNWN-FM is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Coldwater, Michigan with studios in Battle Creek, it first began broadcasting in 1950 under the WTVB-FM call sign at 98.3 on the FM dial and spent most of its early existence as a simulcast of sister station WTVB before...
Radio (FM 98.5) "WIN 98-5," licensed to Coldwater and now a country music station primarily targeting the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo, Michigan
The area on which the modern city stands was once home to Native Americans of the Hopewell culture, who migrated into the area sometime before the first millennium. Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park. The Hopewell civilization began to...
areas, was originally WTVB-FM at 98.3, the FM signal that duplicated WTVB when FM radio was new. Like most AM radio stations, WTVB's signal is drastically weakened at night and does endure severe interference during thunderstorms.
WTVB was previously known as 16/TVB for a time. Even 10+ years after that campaign was stopped, and WTVB was officially known as AM 1590 WTVB, local community members have been known to refer to the station as 16/TVB.
Programming
Local programming on WTVB consists of a morning show, "Midday Journal" and "Evening Journal". The News Department covers Branch County with breaking news and updates. The Sports Department covers local high school sports with up-to-the-minute status updates, and live broadcasts. Traditionally, live sports broadcasts have followed the Coldwater Cardinals. Other features include Detroit Lions football, and NASCAR Racing.Morning Show
The morning show is titled "Delaney in the Morning", with Ken Delaney. Previous show co-hosts have included Heather Daniels, Kevin Ireland, Jim Measel and Gary Hart. The morning show features local news and agriculture reports, horoscopes, a "birthday club", Mike Huckabee's morning edition of "The Huckabee Report", and a Wall Street stock report from various local financial institutions. WTVB is a community-oriented station, and the show also includes various live interviews from community figures.Midday Journal
The AM 1590 Midday Journal is an hour-long local production, starting at 12:00 noon each weekday. The program partly consists of local news and sports, stock reports, "The Huckabee Report", and a look in the world of agri-business news, among others.Evening Journal
The AM 1590 Evening Journal is designed to be programming to "send you home" after a long workday. The programming includes NASCAR Updates, a look at stocks, a "Coaches Corner" high school sports segment (except in summer), and the afternoon "Huckabee Report".Music
AM 1590 also features the "Greatest Hits of the 60s, 70s, and 80s". This music is considered an oldiesOldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
format.
Prior to adopting the current oldies format early in 2008, WTVB was an affiliate of ABC's Classic Hits (formerly Oldies Radio) format. Earlier in the decade, WTVB was an adult contemporary station with programming fed from ABC's Hits and Favorites (formerly "StarStation") network.