97 WATH 970 AM live

97 WATH is an oldies station for southeastern Ohio. It broadcasts as WATH on 970 AM, is licensed to Athens, Ohio, and is owned by Total Media Group. On this page you can listen to WATH live online, free.

Oldies

WATH plays oldies — the hits of past decades for listeners across Athens County and the surrounding region.

News and football

The station carries ABC News Radio and is part of the Cincinnati Bengals Radio Network, so fans can follow the Bengals on 970 AM.

On the air since 1950

WATH signed on October 25, 1950. The call letters stand for Athens.

Sister station

WATH's sister station is WXTQ.

Oldies, anywhere

Press play and WATH starts in seconds — on U.S. 33, at Ohio University or far from Athens. The stream on this page carries the same programming you hear on 970 AM.

For southeastern Ohio

For more than seventy years, WATH has been a hometown voice for Athens and the hills of southeastern Ohio, with familiar music, national news and Sunday football. Whether you live down the road or moved away years ago, the stream on this page brings that hometown sound with you.

How to listen

You can hear WATH on the radio on 970 AM across southeastern Ohio, but you do not need a radio at all: this page plays the live stream in any browser, on a phone, tablet or computer. Press the play button at the top, wait a second or two for the stream to connect, and keep browsing while it plays — the player stays on as you move between pages. It is ideal for a Sunday drive or game day, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.

Below the player you will find WATH's frequency and home city, the genres it plays, answers to common questions and a list of similar stations, so when you want a change you can jump to another station in the same format or the same area with one click.

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