WMBH
| Frequency | 1560kHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | Somo Sports Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports radio |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KHST | |
| History | |
First air date | August 14, 1962 |
Former call signs | KQYX (1962–2001) |
Call signmeaning | "Where Memories Bring Happiness" (slogan first year of operation) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 72493 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 37°04′10″N94°32′49″W/ 37.06944°N 94.54694°W |
| Translator(s) | 101.3K268CP (Joplin) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | somosportsradio |
WMBH(1560AM,"Somo Sports Radio" ) is a radio station licensed toJoplin, Missouri.The station is aInfinity Sports Networkaffiliate, with some programming from theVegas Stats & Information Network.Its programming is also carried by K268CP 101.3 FM, licensed to Joplin.[citation needed]
History
[edit]The station was first licensed, as KQYX, on August 14, 1962[2]to William B. Bell in Joplin. On July 25, 2001, the station engaged in a two-way call sign and format swap, with AM 1560 KQYX becoming WMBH and receiving a sports format, and AM 1450 WMBH becoming KQYX.[citation needed]
On October 9, 2006, WMBH flipped formats from talk/sports tourban contemporaryas "1560 The Beat".[3]
In January 2022, WMBH rebranded as "Somo Sports Radio" and switched affiliations from Fox Sports Radio toCBS Sports Radio.[4]
Previous logo
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References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for WMBH".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"Date First Licensed",FCC History Cards for WMBH.
- ^KQYX/WMBH History(kcradio.robzerwekh.com)
- ^Multiple Recent Changes In Joplin/PittsburgRadioinsight - January 27, 2022
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 72493 (WMBH)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WMBHinNielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for WMBH(covering KQYX from 1962-1980)
- Pioneer Broadcaster Award(WMBH 2005) (MSSU.edu)
- FM translator
- Facility details for Facility ID 143187 (K268CP)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- K268CPat FCCdata.org
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