WBNW-FM

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WBNW-FM
WBNW NOW105.7 logo.png
Broadcast area Binghamton, New York
Frequency 105.7 MHz
BrandingNOW 105.7
Programming
Format Top 40 (CHR)
Affiliations Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
WENE, WBBI, WINR, WKGB-FM, WMXW
History
Former call signs
  • WMRV (1969–1991)
  • WMRV-FM (1991–2013)
Call sign meaning
"Binghamton Now"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 19626
Class B
ERP 35,000 watts
HAAT 174 meters (571 ft)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website radionow1057.iheart.com

WBNW-FM (105.7 MHz) branded as "Now 105-7", is a class B top 40 (CHR) radio station in Binghamton, New York. The station is owned by iHeartMedia. It is the primary entry point of the Emergency Alert System in central New York state.

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History

The station, under the WMRV call sign, was named for the late entertainer and game show creator Merv Griffin, who owned the FM station, as well as its sister station, WENE. When Griffin and his wife, Julann, divorced in 1973, she retained ownership of the stations as part of the settlement. WMRV-FM became known as "Star 105.7" in the 1990s. The station was a CHR/Top 40 station from its beginning until 2004. It was rated #1 for several years during the late 1990s.

WMRV-FM flipped to a hot adult contemporary format in 2004; it returned to Top 40 as Contemporary Hit Radio in April 2012. On March 11, 2013, the station rebranded as "Now 105.7" and changed its call sign to WBNW-FM. Now 105.7 FM is known as The #1 Hit Music Station. [1]

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References

  1. "Star 105.7 Binghamton Rebrands Now - RadioInsight". March 13, 2013.

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