WBTA (1490
AM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
soft adult contemporary
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format. Licensed to
Batavia, New York
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, United States, the station is the only one directly serving
Genesee County and in general serves the area between
Rochester
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and
Buffalo. The station is owned by HPL Communications, Inc. It was broadcasting
ABC Music Radio's "
Timeless" format (and, before 2006, its predecessor "
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"), but as of February 13, 2010; the current format is aired locally.
Wayne Fuller was a longtime personality at the station, working there from 1967 until shortly before his death in 2018. Morning host Jerry Warner died a few months later.
References
External links
Official Website
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BTA
Soft adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1957
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