WGBF-FM
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Broadcast area | Evansville metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 103.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | 103 GBF |
Programming | |
Format | Mainstream Rock |
Ownership | |
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WDKS, WGBF, WJLT, WKDQ | |
History | |
First air date | December 1971 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Taken from WGBF 1280 AM |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 659 |
Class | A |
ERP | 3,200 watts |
HAAT | 138 meters (453 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°46′54″N 87°37′24″W / 37.78167°N 87.62333°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
WGBF-FM (103.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a mainstream rock format. Licensed to Henderson, Kentucky, the station serves the Evansville metropolitan area of Indiana and Kentucky. The station is owned by Townsquare Media with studios on NW 3rd Street in Evansville.[2] Monday through Saturday mornings, WGBF airs the nationally syndicated The Free Beer and Hot Wings Show.
WGBF-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP of 3,200 watts. The station broadcasts using HD radio technology.[3]
History
[edit]WGBF-FM signed on the air in December 1971 . In 1979, the station's call letters were changed to WHKC, calling itself "KC103". By 1984, WHKC broadcast a Top 40 (CHR) format.
The station returned to the WGBF-FM call letters in 1986 and switched to a mainstream rock format, which it still broadcasts today.
Under the ownership of Larry Aiken from 1987 to 1996, WGBF-FM was one of the first stations to broadcast the syndicated Bob & Tom Show outside of their home base of Indianapolis.
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGBF-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WGBF-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "HD Radio Station Guide". HD Radio. iBiquity.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 659 (WGBF-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WGBF-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database