WBBA-FM

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WBBA-FM
WBBA Classic Rock 97.5.png
Broadcast area Pittsfield, Illinois
Pike County, Illinois
Frequency 97.5 FM MHz
Branding"Classic Rock 97.5"
Programming
Format Classic Rock
Affiliations Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • Doug Smith
  • (GBI Communications, LLC)
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″N90°47′52.0″W / 39.581389°N 90.797778°W / 39.581389; -90.797778
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.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WBBA-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WBBA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. 1 2 Changing Hands, Broadcasting & Cable . November 6, 2003. Accessed July 23, 2015
  4. ↑ Welcome to WBBA Radio on the web! www.wbbaradio.com. Internet Archive. December 23, 2003. Accessed July 23, 2015
  5. ↑ https://riverrock975.fm/ [ dead link ]
  6. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4902455326450948&id=191369454226249 [ user-generated source ]
  7. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4902712233091924&id=191369454226249 [ user-generated source ]


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