WGBF-FM

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WGBF-FM
Broadcast area Evansville metropolitan area
Frequency 103.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding103 GBF
Programming
Format Mainstream Rock
Ownership
Owner
WDKS, WGBF, WJLT, WKDQ
History
First air date
December 1971;53 years ago (1971-12)
Former call signs
  • WGBF-FM (1971–1979)
  • WHKC (1979–1986)
Call sign meaning
Taken from WGBF 1280 AM
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 659
Class A
ERP 3,200 watts
HAAT 138 meters (453 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 37°46′54″N87°37′24″W / 37.78167°N 87.62333°W / 37.78167; -87.62333
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.103gbfrocks.com

WGBF-FM (103.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a mainstream rock format. Licensed to Henderson, Kentucky, the station serves the Evansville metropolitan area of Indiana and Kentucky. The station is owned by Townsquare Media with studios on NW 3rd Street in Evansville. [2] Monday through Saturday mornings, WGBF airs the nationally syndicated The Free Beer and Hot Wings Show .

Contents

WGBF-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP of 3,200 watts. The station broadcasts using HD radio technology. [3]

History

WGBF-FM signed on the air in December 1971;53 years ago. In 1979, the station's call letters were changed to WHKC, calling itself "KC103". By 1984, WHKC broadcast a Top 40 (CHR) format.

The station returned to the WGBF-FM call letters in 1986 and switched to a mainstream rock format, which it still broadcasts today.

Under the ownership of Larry Aiken from 1987 to 1996, WGBF-FM was one of the first stations to broadcast the syndicated Bob & Tom Show outside of their home base of Indianapolis.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WGBF-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WGBF-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "HD Radio Station Guide". HD Radio. iBiquity.


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