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{{short description|Radio station in Augusta/Wrens, Georgia}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station dual
| name1 = WTHB
| name2 = WTHB-FM
| logo = WTHB.png
| city1 = [[Augusta, Georgia]]
| city2 = [[Wrens, Georgia]]
| area = [[Augusta metropolitan area]]
| branding = Praise 96.9 & 1550
| frequency1 = 1550 [[kHz]]
| frequency2 = 96.9 [[MHz]]
| airdate1 = {{start date|1960}}
| airdate2 = {{start date|1979}}
| format = [[Urban gospel]]
| power1 = {{ubl|5,000 [[watt]]s (day)|11 watts (night)}}
| erp2 = 6,200 watts
| haat2 = 121 meters (397 ft)
| class1 = D
| class2 = C3
| facility_id1 = 15843
| facility_id2 = 15849
| coordinates1 = {{coord|33|30|0.0|N|81|56|3.0|W|type:landmark_region:US_source:FCC}}
| coordinates2 = {{coord|33|15|33|N|82|17|7.4|W|type:landmark_region:US_source:FCC}}
| owner = [[Perry Publishing and Broadcasting]]
| licensee = Perry Broadcasting of Augusta, Inc.
| sister_stations = [[WAEG]], [[WAKB]], [[WFXA-FM]]
| webcast = [https://www.lightningstream.com/Player.aspx?call=WTHB-FM Listen live]
| website = {{URL|http://csrapraise.com}}
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
'''WTHB''' (1550 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) and '''WTHB-FM''' (96.9 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) are [[Christian radio|Christian]] [[radio stations]] simulcasting an [[urban gospel]] format, serving the [[Augusta metropolitan area]] and owned by [[Perry Publishing and Broadcasting]]. WTHB is licensed to [[Augusta, Georgia]], and WTHB-FM is licensed to [[Wrens, Georgia]]. Both stations carry the [[radio syndication|nationally syndicated]] morning gospel show hosted by [[Erica Campbell]] and an afternoon talk radio show hosted by [[Al Sharpton]].

WTHB's studios and transmitter are co-located in [[North Augusta, South Carolina]], while WTHB-FM's transmitter is located in [[Matthews, Georgia]].

==History==
96.9 signed on as WYFA in 1988 as an outlet for the [[Bible Broadcasting Network]]. It was sold, becoming WAEW in 1993 and WAEJ in 1994 (The latter as a simulcast of [[Urban Contemporary|UC]] formatted [[WAEG]] as "The New 92.3 and 100.9 The Beat").

[[Radio One (Company)|Radio One]] acquired the station(s) in 2001 and flipped to a mostly-automated [[Contemporary Hit Radio|CHR]] format while still using "The Beat" branding. By 2002, the simulcast with 92.3 was dropped and 100.9 switched to Urban Gospel under the WTHB call sign.

In August 2007, Radio One sold its Augusta stations (including WTHB) to [[Perry Publishing and Broadcasting|Perry Broadcasting]]. On January 11, 2008, the station switched frequencies with sister [[WAKB]] and moved to 96.9 FM, a weaker signal. To boost its coverage, it simulcasts with WTHB [[1550 AM]].

WTHB 1550 AM originally signed on the air in May 1960. For nearly all its history, it has broadcast to Augusta's [[African American]] community.

==See also==
{{Portal|Radio}}
*[[Media in Augusta, Georgia]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://csrapraise.com PRAISE 96.9] — official website
*{{FM station data|15849|WTHB-FM}}
{{AM station data|15843|WTHB}}

{{Augusta Radio}}
{{Religious Radio Stations in Georgia}}

[[Category:Radio stations established in 1988]]
[[Category:Gospel radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Christian radio stations in Georgia (U.S. state)|THB]]