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Community Broadcasters, LLC is a Watertown, New York based radio holding group that owns radio stations in its own market and surrounding areas. It was founded by media executives Bruce Mittman and Jim Leven, and started out in 2006 by buying stations owned by Clancy-Mance Communications, Inc.[1]

Station list

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All in the state of New York:

Frequency Callsign City of License Market Format
1240 kHz WATN Watertown, New York Watertown News/Talk
106.7 MHz WBDR Copenhagen, New York Watertown Top 40
100.7 MHz WEFX Henderson, New York Watertown Country
95.3 MHz WLFK Gouverneur, New York Gouverneur Country
94.1 MHz WOTT Calcium, New York Watertown Modern Rock
92.7 MHz WQTK Ogdensburg, New York Ogdensburg News/Talk
1400 kHz WSLB Ogdensburg, New York Ogdensburg Sports/Talk
103.1 MHz WTOJ Carthage, New York Watertown Adult Contemporary

In South Carolina:

Frequency Callsign City of License
1240 kHz WDXY Sumter, South Carolina
95.3 MHz WFRK Quinby, South Carolina
105.3 MHz WGFG Branchville, South Carolina
1260 kHz WHYM Lake City, South Carolina
95.5 MHz WIBZ Wedgefield, South Carolina
1230 kHz WOLH Florence, South Carolina
95.7 MHz WQKI-FM Orangeburg, South Carolina
93.7 MHz WSIM Lamar, South Carolina
94.7 MHz WWBD Sumter, South Carolina
1290 kHz WWHM Sumter, South Carolina
99.3 MHz WWKT-FM Kingstree, South Carolina
98.3 MHz WLJI Summerton, South Carolina
105.1 MHz WPDT Coward, South Carolina
94.5 MHz WSPX Bowman, South Carolina
1490 kHz
97.1 MHz
WTQS
W246BX
Cameron, South Carolina

Former stations

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The Elmira and Olean stations were originally acquired from Backyard Broadcasting after that company mostly exited radio in 2013. They were spun off to Seven Mountains Media in 2019.[2]

Frequency Callsign City of License Market Format
106.1 MHz WNKI Corning, New York Elmira-Corning Top 40
104.9 MHz WNGZ Montour Falls, New York Elmira-Corning Modern Rock
100.9 MHz WPGI Horseheads, New York Elmira-Corning Country
820 kHz WWLZ Horseheads, New York Elmira-Corning News/Talk
1490 kHz WRCE Watkins Glen, New York Elmira Corning Classic Country
1450 kHz WOLY Olean, New York Olean Classic Hits
95.7 MHz WPIG Olean, New York Olean Country

The Florida stations were sold to JVC Broadcasting effective February 1, 2021.

Frequency Callsign City of License
92.1 MHz WECQ Destin, Florida
102.1 MHz WWAV Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
98.1 MHz WHWY Holt, Florida
103.1 MHz WZLB Valparaiso, Florida

Community Broadcasters surrendered the license for WDKD to the Federal Communications Commission on November 16, 2021.

Frequency Callsign City of License
1310 kHz WDKD Kingstree, South Carolina

References

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  1. ^ "About". 13 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Mittman, Leven Agree to Exit Twin Tiers | Radio & Television Business Report". 9 January 2019.