WMBD (AM)
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| City of license | Peoria, Illinois |
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| Broadcast area | Peoria, Illinois |
| Branding | 1470 WMBD |
| Slogan | Peoria's News and Talk Station |
| Frequency | 1470 kHz |
| Translator(s) | 100.3 W262BY |
| First air date | 1927 |
| Format | News-talk |
| Power | 5000 watts day/night (2 towers day; 4 towers night)[1] |
| Class | B[1] |
| Facility ID | 42119[1] |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
| Owner | Triad Broadcasting Company, LLC (Monterey Licenses, LLC[1]) |
| Sister stations |
Traditional: WPBG |
| Website | www.1470wmbd.com |
WMBD is the oldest radio station in Peoria, Illinois. It broadcasts on 1470 kHz with 5000 watts day and night, with a 2-tower pattern during the day and a 4-tower pattern at night.[1]
The station started broadcasting in 1927. The call letters WMBD are associated with the phrase "World's Most Beautiful Drive", referring to Grandview Drive where the original station was located.
Though marketed as a news-talk station now, WMBD has traditionally been a full service radio station, broadcasting a variety of programs. Past announcers included Bob Carlton, Farmer Bill, Milton Budd, and John Williams, who is now at WGN (AM). The station always had strong agri-business coverage, and for many years had a noon farm show, which has now moved to sister station WIRL. Colleen Callahan was the long-time agriculture news director. The station was a long-time CBS radio affiliate until 2001.
WMBD's on-air staff include Dan DiOrio, Greg Batton, and Scott Robbins. The station carries The Rush Limbaugh Show and is a radio affiliate of Fox News Radio. WMBD has broadcast Bradley University basketball games for over 60 years. Current Bradley announcer is Dave Snell who has been doing Bradley play-by-play for over 25 years. WMBD also carries St. Louis Cardinals baseball games.
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[edit] Ownership
WMBD (AM) is no longer co-owned with WMBD-TV channel 31; Midwest Television, who owned WMBD (AM), WPBG, and WMBD-TV for decades, divested itself of all its stations outside of San Diego in the 1990s, selling WMBD-TV to Nexstar Broadcasting and the radio stations to JMP Radio Group, a local division of Triad Broadcasting; Triad has since bought WIRL, WSWT, WXCL, and WDQX.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "FCCInfo Facility Search Results: 42119". Cavell Mertz & Associates, Inc.. 2007-11-27. http://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProFacLookup.php?sCurrentService=AM&sFacilityID=42119&tabSearchType=Facility+ID+Search. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
[edit] External links
- 1470 WMBD — official site
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WMBD
- Radio-Locator Information on WMBD
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WMBD
- "WMBD on 100.3 translator". Illinois Airwaves's Message Board. 2011-03-14. http://www.boards2go.com/boards/board.cgi?action=read&id=1300118186&user=ilradio. — message thread about W262BY; includes comments from engineer
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