WBAT
Broadcast area | Grant County, Indiana |
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Frequency | 1400kHz |
Branding | 1400 and 105.5 WBAT |
Programming | |
Format | Oldies |
Affiliations | CBS News Radio Chicago Cubs Radio Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Hoosier AM/FM LLC |
WCJC,WMRI,WXXC | |
History | |
First air date | June 7, 1947 |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 41841 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000wattsunlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°33′40.00″N85°41′30.00″W/ 40.5611111°N 85.6916667°W |
Translator(s) | 105.5W288DN (Marion) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | WBAT |
WBAT(1400AM) is acommercialAMradio stationlicensedtoMarion, Indiana,and servingGrant County, Indiana,includingMuncie.It broadcasts anoldiesradio format,with a morning news and talk show, along with sports programming nights and weekends, includingChicago Cubsbaseball.The station is owned by Hoosier AM/FM LLC, and features programming fromCBS News Radio.[2]
WBAT is powered at 1,000wattsnon-directional.Thetransmitteris on South Miller Ave., off West 2nd Street, nearGeneral MotorsMarion Stamping Plant.[3]Programming is also heard on 210 wattFM translatorW288DNat 105.5MHz.
History
[edit]The stationsigned onthe air on June 7, 1947 .[4]It was originally adaytimeron 1600kilocycles.WBAT was powered at 500 watts by day but was required to go off the air at night. It was owned by the Marion Radio Corporation.
The station eventually switched its frequency to1400 AM,getting a boost to 1,000 watts and authorization to broadcast around the clock.
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for WBAT".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"WBAT Facility Record".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.
- ^Radio-Locator /WBAT
- ^Broadcasting Yearbook 1949page 124,Broadcasting & Cable
External links
[edit]- 1400 WBAT Facebook
- Facility details for Facility ID 41841 (WBAT)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WBATinNielsen Audio's AM station database