WIHB (AM)
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Frequency | 1280kHz |
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Branding | 97.3 and 103.3 The Bull Icons |
Programming | |
Format | Classic country |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WIBB-FM,WIHB-FM,WQBZ,WRBV,WMGE | |
History | |
First air date | November 14, 1948 (as WIBB) |
Former call signs | WIBB (1948–1993) WKXK (1993–1994) WIBB (1994–1995) WQTK (1995–1997) WLCG (1997–2008) WIBB (2008–2015) |
Call signmeaning | Sister station toWIHB-FM |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 41989 |
Class | D |
Power | 5,000watts(day) 99 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°48′16″N83°36′16″W/ 32.80444°N 83.60444°W |
Translator(s) | 97.3W247BW (Macon) 103.3W277CL (Sofkee) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 973thebullicons.iheart.com |
WIHB(1280AM) is aradio stationlicensed toMacon, Georgia,United States. The station is currently owned byiHeartMedia, Inc.(formerly Clear Channel Communications) and licensed to iHM Licenses, LLC.[1]
History[edit]
The station went on the air as WIBB on November 14, 1948.[2]On March 1, 1993, the call sign was changed to WKXK but was changed back to WIBB on November 29, 1994. Then on December 8, 1995, the call sign was changed to WQTK and then on March 31, 1997, to WLCG. On January 17, 2008, the call sign was changed back to WIBB for the third time.[3]The station had been broadcasting aRhythmic oldiesformat until it changed to a Talk radio format on October 13, 2008, and then it later on took on a gospel format with the "Halleluah" branding, followed by comedy as "Comedy 1280" and Spanish adult hits as "La Preciosa 1280". On June 1, 2015, it took on a classic country format as "97.3 The Bull Icons" (simulcast on FM translator W247BW 97.3 FM Macon); coincident with the format change, the station's call sign was changed to WIHB.
References[edit]
- ^"WIHB Facility Record".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.
- ^"WIBB, I kw Daytimer, Launched at Macon, Ga"(PDF).Broadcasting. November 29, 1948.Retrieved8 February2015.
- ^"WIHB Call Sign History".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.
External links[edit]
- WIHBin theFCCAM station database
- WIHBinNielsen Audio's AM station database
- W247BWin theFCCFM station database
- W247BWat FCCdata.org
- W277CLin theFCCFM station database
- W277CLat FCCdata.org