WBIO

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WBIO
WBIO 94.7-WKCM 1160 logo.png
City Philpot, Kentucky
Broadcast area Owensboro, Kentucky
Frequency 94.7 MHz
BrandingCountry Classics
Programming
Format Classic country
Ownership
Owner Cromwell Radio Group
(Hancock Communications, Inc.)
WKCM, WLME, WTCJ, WCJZ, WVJS, WXCM
History
First air date
November 18, 1993
Technical information
Facility ID 65577
Class A
ERP 3,000 watts
HAAT 100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°41′50″N86°59′28″W / 37.69722°N 86.99111°W / 37.69722; -86.99111
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website WBIO Online

WBIO (94.7 FM, "True Country") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Philpot, Kentucky. The station is owned and operated by Hancock Communications, Inc., doing business as the Cromwell Radio Group. [1]

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WBIO broadcasts a classic country music format to the greater Owensboro, Kentucky, area. [2]

WBIO is also the home radio station for Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers men's basketball, with Joel Utley serving as the voice of the Panthers for over 50 years.

On August 1, 2018, WBIO began simulcasting with sister station WKCM & both stations rebranded as "Country Classics".

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References

  1. "WBIO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron . Retrieved June 6, 2012.