WBBA-FM
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| Broadcast area | Pittsfield, Illinois Pike County, Illinois |
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| Frequency | 97.5 FM MHz |
| Branding | "Classic Rock 97.5" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic Rock |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WJBM | |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 62351 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 10,000 Watts |
| HAAT | 93 meters (305 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°34′53.0″N 90°47′52.0″W / 39.581389°N 90.797778°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | WBBA-FM Webstream |
| Website | WBBA-FM Online |
WBBA-FM is a Classic Rock formatted broadcast radio station serving the Pittsfield and Pike County, Illinois. WBBA-FM is owned and operated by Doug Smith, through licensee GBI Communications, LLC.[2]
DJ Two Rivers Radio purchased WBBA-FM in 2003, along with sister station WJBM, from Brown Radio Group Inc. for $320,000 in 2003.[3] WBBA-FM aired a country music format at the time of its sale, and was branded "Double barreled country".[3][4]
WBBA-FM airs games and programming of the St. Louis Cardinals professional baseball team.[5]
On October 4, 2021, WBBA-FM dropped the News/Radio format and switched to Classic Rock format branded Classic Rock 97.5.[6] This format change also allowed a deal with the Kansas City Chiefs professional football team to be broadcast on WBBA-FM.[7]
Effective March 14, 2022, DJ Two Rivers Radio transferred the licenses for WBBA-FM and sister station WJBM, and the construction permit for translator W284DN, to Doug Smith's GBI Communications, LLC as settlement of a lawsuit between the two parties.
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBBA-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WBBA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ a b Changing Hands, Broadcasting & Cable. November 6, 2003. Accessed July 23, 2015
- ^ Welcome to WBBA Radio on the web! www.wbbaradio.com. Internet Archive. December 23, 2003. Accessed July 23, 2015
- ^ https://riverrock975.fm/ [dead link]
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4902455326450948&id=191369454226249 [user-generated source]
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4902712233091924&id=191369454226249 [user-generated source]
External links
[edit]- WBBA Radio Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 62351 (WBBA-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WBBA-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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