Community Broadcasters

American radio broadcasting company

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.