WBON

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WBON
WBON LaFiesta98.5 logo.png
Broadcast area Eastern Long Island
Frequency 98.5 MHz
BrandingLa Nueva Fiesta
Programming
Language(s) Spanish
Format Tropical music
Ownership
Owner
WJVC, WLIM, WPTY, WRCN-FM
History
First air date
September 15, 1993;30 years ago (1993-09-15)
Former call signs
  • WAEF (1993 CP)
  • WMRW (1993–1996)
  • WLIR-FM (1996)
  • WLRI (1996–1997)
  • WDRE (1997–2004)
  • WBON-FM (2004–2007)
  • WBZB (2007) [1]
Call sign meaning
The Bone (former format)
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 57672
Class A
ERP 950 watts
HAAT 160 meters (520 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 40°51′18″N72°56′11″W / 40.85500°N 72.93639°W / 40.85500; -72.93639
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.lafiestali.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

WBON (98.5 FM, "La Nueva Fiesta") is a Spanish-language tropical music formatted radio station, licensed to Westhampton, New York, and serving eastern Long Island. The station is owned by JVC Media LLC with studios located in Ronkonkoma, New York, and transmitter located in Manorville, New York.

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History

98.5 FM went on the air September 15, 1993 as WMRW, simulcasting the modern rock of WDRE (92.7 FM). This would continue throughout the 1990s, with the call sign of 98.5 changing to WLIR-FM, WLRI, and finally WDRE. [1] In 2004, the modern rock simulcast ended, 98.5's format changed to classic rock, and the call sign changed to WBON ("98.5 the Bone"). The classic rock format lasted until March 2007. At that time, Jarad Broadcasting was attempting to sell its stations to the Business Talk Radio Network, and as a result the station became WBZB, "Business Talk New York." [3] Programs on WBZB included Doug Stephan's morning show, American Scene with Steve Crowley, an afternoon show hosted by Ray Lucia, and Chick Chat, a talk show geared toward women. The sale fell through, and the call letters were changed back to WBON on September 10, 2007. [4]

After stunting with a simulcast of sister station WDRE (Party 105), and a pre-produced loop of random sound bites, WBON became Long Island's newest 24/7 Spanish-language station at noon on September 20, 2007. The station kicked off by airing 10,000 songs in a row.[ citation needed ]

On October 2, 2009, the sale of the station by The Morey Organization to JVC Media LLC was completed.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WBON". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "WLIR, WBON, WDRE Sold To BusinessTalkRadio.net". Allaccess.com. December 26, 2006. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  4. ↑ Fybsuh, Scott (September 17, 2007). "Rock Returns to Philly's WYSP". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
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