WIHB (AM)
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City | Macon, Georgia |
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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°WCoordinates: 32°48′16″N 83°36′16″W / 32.80444°N 83.60444°W |
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
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WIHB
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W247BW
- Radio Locator Informationfor W247BW
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W277CL