WBTP (FM)

WBTP
	Sarasota, Florida; United States;
Broadcast area	Tampa Bay Area
Frequency	106.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	106.5 The Beat
Programming
Format	Classic hip hop
Subchannels	HD2: Simulcast of WCTQ (classic country); HD3: Simulcast of WTZB (classic rock);
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc.; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	WCTQ; WDIZ; WSDV; WSRZ-FM; WTZB;
History
First air date	June 30, 1965
Former call signs	WSPB-FM (1965–1982); WMLO (1982–1986); WSRZ (1986–1989); WSRZ-FM (1989–1999); WCTQ (1999–2016); WLTQ-FM (2016); WRUB (2016–2024);
Call sign meaning	"Beat of Tampa"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	48672
Class	C2
ERP	13,000 watts
HAAT	178 meters (584 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	27°32′43.1″N 82°34′26.3″W / 27.545306°N 82.573972°W
Translators	HD2: 103.1 W276CR (Bradenton); HD3: 105.1 W286CQ (Sarasota);
Repeater	103.5 WFUS-HD2 (Gulfport)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	thebeattampabay.iheart.com

WBTP (106.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting a classic hip hop format. Licensed to Sarasota, Florida, it serves the Sarasota–Bradenton and Tampa Bay Areas. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., with studios on West Gandy Boulevard in Tampa.

WBTP has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 13,000 watts. It broadcasts using HD Radio technology. The transmitter is near the intersection of 33rd Street W and 8th Avenue W in Memphis, south of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. That gives WBTP city-grade coverage not only in the Sarasota-Bradenton area, but also around Tampa Bay and as far north as Largo. The station's coverage area extends north towards Lakeland and Pasco County.