WOTR (FM)
Encyclopedia
WOTR is a Southern Gospel
and Positive Country
broadcast
radio station
licensed to Lost Creek, West Virginia
, USA, and serves the Clarksburg
/Weston
area. WOTR is owned and operated by Stephen R. Peters.
. The reason for the sale was the death of owner James Allman. During this period, the station was silent.
On May 15, 2009, WOTR relaunched with programming from the Inspirational Country Radio Network, carrying a Southern Gospel
and Positive Country
format mixed with Bluegrass
. WOTR is the network's first affiliate.
Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
and Positive Country
Christian country music
Christian country music is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
broadcast
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
radio station
Radio station
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licensed to Lost Creek, West Virginia
Lost Creek, West Virginia
Lost Creek is a town in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 467 at the 2000 census.-History:The Daniel Bassel House and Lost Creek Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot are listed on the National Register of Historic Places....
, USA, and serves the Clarksburg
Clarksburg, West Virginia
Clarksburg is a city in and the county seat of Harrison County, West Virginia, United States, in the north-central region of the state. It is the principal city of the Clarksburg, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area...
/Weston
Weston, West Virginia
Weston is a city in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 4,317 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lewis County, and home to the West Virginia Museum of American Glass.-History:...
area. WOTR is owned and operated by Stephen R. Peters.
Sale
On February 13, 2009, Harry Allman (Administrator) (under the company name Allman Electronics Lab) sold WOTR for $75,000 to Stephen Peters, owner of nearby WHAWWHAW
WHAW is a Classic Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Weston, West Virginia, serving Weston and Lewis County, West Virginia. WHAW is owned and operated by Stephen R. Peters.-Programming:...
. The reason for the sale was the death of owner James Allman. During this period, the station was silent.
On May 15, 2009, WOTR relaunched with programming from the Inspirational Country Radio Network, carrying a Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
and Positive Country
Christian country music
Christian country music is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
format mixed with Bluegrass
Bluegrass music
Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a sub-genre of country music. It has mixed roots in Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish traditional music...
. WOTR is the network's first affiliate.