WIHB (AM)

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WIHB
WIHB TheBull97.3-103.3 logo.png
Frequency 1280 kHz
Branding97.3 and 103.3 The Bull Icons
Programming
Format Classic country
Ownership
Owner
WIBB-FM, WIHB-FM, WQBZ, WRBV, WMGE
History
First air date
November 14, 1948 (as WIBB)
Former call signs
WIBB (1948-1993)
WKXK (1993-1994)
WIBB (1994-1995)
WQTK (1995-1997)
WLCG (1997-2008)
WIBB (2008-2015)
Call sign meaning
Sister station to WIHB-FM
Technical information
Facility ID 41989
Class D
Power 5,000 watts (day)
99 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
 32°48′16″N83°36′16″W / 32.80444°N 83.60444°W / 32.80444; -83.60444 Coordinates: 32°48′16″N83°36′16″W / 32.80444°N 83.60444°W / 32.80444; -83.60444
Translator(s) 97.3 W247BW (Macon)
103.3 W277CL (Sofkee)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website 973thebullicons.iheart.com

WIHB (1280 AM) is a radio station licensed to Macon, Georgia, United States. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications) and licensed to iHM Licenses, LLC. [1]

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History

The station went on the air as WIBB on November 14, 1948. [2] On March 1, 1993, the call sign was changed to WKXK but was changed back to WIBB on November 29, 1994. Then on December 8, 1995, the call sign was changed to WQTK and then on March 31, 1997, to WLCG. On January 17, 2008, the call sign was changed back to WIBB for the third time. [3] The station had been broadcasting a Rhythmic oldies format until it changed to a Talk radio format on October 13, 2008, and then it later on took on a gospel format with the "Halleluah" branding, followed by comedy as "Comedy 1280" and Spanish adult hits as "La Preciosa 1280". On June 1, 2015, it took on a classic country format as "97.3 The Bull Icons" (simulcast on FM translator W247BW 97.3 FM Macon); coincident with the format change, the station's call sign was changed to WIHB.

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References

  1. ↑ "WIHB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ "WIBB, I kw Daytimer, Launched at Macon, Ga" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 29, 1948. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "WIHB Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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