WGBF (AM)

For the FM radio station in Henderson, Kentucky, United States, see WGBF-FM.
WGBF
Frequency1280 kHz
BrandingNewstalk 1280
Programming
FormatTalk radio
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Radio America
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
WDKS, WGBF-FM, WJLT, WKDQ
History
First air date
November 22, 1923
(101 years ago) (1923-11-22)[1]
Former call signs
WWOK (1989–1995)
Call sign meaning
"G. B. Finke Furniture Co."
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID660
ClassB
Power
  • 5,000 watts (day)
  • 1,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
37°59′45.00″N 87°28′36.00″W / 37.9958333°N 87.4766667°W / 37.9958333; -87.4766667
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitenewstalk1280.com

WGBF (1280 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. Licensed to Evansville, Indiana, United States, the station serves the Evansville area. The station is currently owned by Townsquare Media and features programming from Fox News Radio, Compass Media Networks, Premiere Networks, Radio America, and Westwood One.[3]

The station currently carries a conservative programming line-up, including Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, Mark Levin, Dennis Miller, and Glenn Beck. Also heard on the station are Dave Ramsey and Coast to Coast AM. Purdue University, Indianapolis Colts and local high school football broadcasts can also be found on WGBF.

WGBF broadcasts from a two tower array near the intersection of Morgan Ave. and Burkhardt Road in Evansville. However, only one tower is used for daytime operation.

History

WGBF first broadcast in 1923 under ownership of the Finke Furniture Company,[1]: 93  and became a licensed facility in 1925.[4] The station, which was the pioneer station in the Evansville area, later became an NBC Radio affiliate, and went under ownership by the Leich family in the 1940s. The station was purchased by Metro Radio of Evansville, presided by Vernon Nolte, who converted the station into a Top 40 outlet in 1975.[1]: 93 

The station changed its call sign to WWOK on October 23, 1989, following the station's purchase by Aiken Communications.[1]: 93  Then, on August 28, 1995, the station changed its call sign back to WGBF.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State (PDF). HOST Communications. ISBN 9781879688933 – via World Radio History.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGBF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "WGBF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ "The Indiana Radio Archive | Stations | WGBF". www.well.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2008.
  5. ^ "WGBF Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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