WIHB (AM)

WIHB

City	Macon, Georgia
Branding	97.3 The Bull Icons
Slogan	The Country That Made Macon Great!
Frequency	1280 kHz
Translator(s)	97.3 FM-W247BW (Macon) 103.3 FM-W277CL (Sofkee)
First air date	November 14, 1948 (as WIBB)
Format	Classic Country
Power	5,000 watts (day) 99 watts (night)
Class	D
Facility ID	41989
Transmitter coordinates	32°48′16″N 83°36′16″W / 32.80444°N 83.60444°W / 32.80444; -83.60444Coordinates: 32°48′16″N 83°36′16″W / 32.80444°N 83.60444°W / 32.80444; -83.60444
Callsign meaning	Sister station to WIHB-FM
Former callsigns	WIBB (1948-1993) WKXK (1993-1994) WIBB (1994-1995) WQTK (1995-1997) WLCG (1997-2008) WIBB (2008-2015)
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (AMFM Radio Licenses, L.L.C.)
Sister stations	WIBB-FM, WIHB-FM, WQBZ, WRBV, WPLA, WZCH
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	973thebullicons.com

WIHB (1280 AM) is a radio station licensed to Macon, Georgia, USA. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications) and licensed to AMFM Radio Licenses, LLC.^[1]

History

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 a Rhythmic oldies format 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

↑ "WIHB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "WIBB, I kw Daytimer, Launched at Macon, Ga." (PDF). Broadcasting. November 29, 1948. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
↑ "WIHB Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WIHB

Radio-Locator Information on WIHB

Radio stations in the Macon, Georgia market

By AM frequency	900 940 980 1150 1280 1350 1400 1500 1670

By FM frequency	88.9 89.7 90.5 91.3 92.3 93.7 95.1 96.5 97.9 99.1 99.9 100.1 100.9 101.7 102.1 102.5 103.9 105.5 106.3 107.1 107.5

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.4 162.475

By callsign	KXI77 WAYS WBKG WBML WDDO WDEN-FM WFXM WIBB-FM WIHB WIHB-FM WJTG WLXF WLZN WMAC WMGB WMUM-FM WNEX WNEX-FM WNNG-FM WPEZ WPLA WPWB WQBZ WQMJ WQXZ WRBV WRWR WWWD WXK71 WXKO WYPZ WZCH

Defunct	WDDO (1240 AM)

Georgia radio markets Albany Atlanta Augusta Brunswick Columbus Macon Savannah Valdosta Other Georgia radio regions Rome Thomasville/Bainbridge Waycross See also List of radio stations in Georgia

Country radio stations in the state of Georgia

Stations	WAAC – Valdosta WAJQ-FM – Alma WBAF – Barnesville WBTR-FM – Carrollton WBYZ – Baxley WCJM-FM – West Point WCOH – Newnan WCON – Cornelia WCON-FM – Cornelia WDAL - Dalton WDEN – Macon WEKS – Zebulon WFDR - Manchester WFFM – Ashburn WGCO – Midway/Savannah WHIE – Griffin WHKN – Millen WIFO – Jesup WIHB – Macon WIHB-FM – Gray WISK-FM – Americus WJCL-FM – Savannah WJTH – Calhoun WKAA – Willacoochee WKAK – Albany WKBX – Kingsland WKCN – Lumpkin WKHX – Marietta WKKP – McDonough WKLY – Hartwell WKNG – Tallapoosa WKUB – Blackshear WKZR – Milledgeville WKZZ – Tifton WLHR – Lavonia WLJA – Ellijay WLUB – Augusta WLYU – Lyons WMCG – Milan WMNZ – Montezuma WMOQ – Bostwick WNGC – Toccoa WOBB – Tifton WOKA-FM – Douglas WPEH – Louisville WPPL – Blue Ridge WQCH – Lafayette WQZY – Dublin WRJY – Brunswick WRLD - Columbus (Valley, AL) WSGA – Hinesville WSGC – Elberton WSNT – Sandersville WSNT-FM – Sandersville WSRM – Coosa WTHO – Thomson WTIF-FM – Omega WTSH – Aragon WTUF – Boston WUBL – Atlanta WUCG-LP – Blairsville WUFF – Eastman WUFF-FM – Eastman WULK – Crawfordville WXLI – Dublin WXRS-FM – Swainsboro WYNR – Waycross WYUM – Mount Vernon WYYZ – Jasper WZAT – Tybee Island/Savannah WZCH – Warner Robins WZQZ – Trion

Defunct	WBBK – Blakely WCUG – Cuthbert

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Georgia

iHeartMedia

Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO)

Board of directors	Lowry Mays Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams

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