WBES

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WBES
Broadcast areaSouth-Central West Virginia
Frequency 950 AM kHz
Branding95 The Sports Fox
Programming
Format Sports [1]
Affiliations Fox Sports Radio
Ownership
Owner Bristol Broadcasting Company
WQBE-FM, WVSR-FM, WVTS, WYNL
History
First air date
February 16, 1957 (as WKAZ) [2]
Former call signs
WKAZ (1957–1983)
WQBE (1983–2001)
WVTS (2001–2010)
WBES (2010–Present) [3]
Call sign meaning
"Beautiful Entertainment in Stereo"
Technical information [4]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 6873
Class B
Power 5,000 watts daytime
1,000 watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
 38°23′11.0″N81°42′51.0″W / 38.386389°N 81.714167°W / 38.386389; -81.714167
Translator(s) 92.7 W224EE (Charleston)
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Public license information

WBES (950 AM) is a sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Charleston, West Virginia, serving South-Central West Virginia. [1] WBES is owned and operated by Bristol Broadcasting Company. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-587. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WBES". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ↑ "WBES Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 8, 2016.


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