WFNB (1130 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports radio format. Licensed to Brazil, Indiana, United States, the station serves the Terre Haute area. It first began broadcasting in 1960 under the call sign WITE. The station is owned by Joey and Kelsey O’Rourke, through licensee JKO Media Group.[2]
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| Broadcast area | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Frequency | 1130 kHz |
| Branding | The Fanbase |
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| Format | Sports radio |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio |
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| History | |
First air date | May 17, 1960 (first license granted) |
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Call sign meaning | "Fanbase" |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 19669 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 39°30′44.00″N 87°8′18.00″W / 39.5122222°N 87.1383333°W |
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| Webcast | player |
| Website | www |
History
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The station was first licensed as WITE on May 17, 1960. It changed its call sign to WBZI on September 5, 1962; to WWCM on November 9, 1964; and to WNSA on July 13, 1981.[3] The WWCM call sign returned on July 14, 1982; on June 6, 1985, the station changed its call sign to WSDM; again on October 15, 1987, to WBZL; on February 15, 1992, back to WSDM; on January 31, 2000, to WSDX; on September 24, 2012, to WFNF; and on August 22, 2017, to WAMB.[4]
On September 1, 2017, WAMB changed formats from sports to adult standards, branded as "Timeless Classics 1130 AM 99.5 FM".[5] On September 15, 2021, WAMB changed its format from adult standards to soft adult contemporary, branded as "The Breeze".[6] In 2024, after being sold by David Crooks' DLC Media to Joey and Kelsey O’Rourke's JKO Media for $875,000, the station returned to sports as WFNB, "The Fanbase".[7]
Translator
edit| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| W258BA | 99.5 FM | Terre Haute, Indiana | 152754 | 250 | 119.8 m (393 ft) | D | 39°27′13″N 87°28′15″W / 39.45361°N 87.47083°W | LMS |
| W295CQ | 106.9 FM | Brazil, Indiana | 200297 | 250 | 0 m (0 ft) | D | 39°30′44.1″N 87°8′18.1″W / 39.512250°N 87.138361°W | LMS |
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFNB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WFNB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WNSA (WFNB) history cards" (PDF). Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "WAMB Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Timeless Classics Comes to Terre Haute Radioinsight - September 1, 2017
- ^ DLC Media To Make Multiple Changes In Terre Haute Radioinsight - September 15, 2021
- ^ Venta, Lance (June 6, 2024). "JKO Media Sets Plans For Terre Haute Acquisitions". RadioInsight. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 19669 (WFNB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WFNB in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 152754 (W258BA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W258BA at FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 200297 (W295CQ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W295CQ at FCCdata.org
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