WBBG

WBBG

Niles, Ohio
Broadcast area	Youngstown, Ohio
Frequency	106.1 MHz
Branding	106.1 The Bull
Programming
Format	Country music
Affiliations	Cleveland Cavaliers Radio Network Ohio State IMG Sports Network
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (Citicasters Licenses, Inc.)
Sister stations	WAKZ, WKBN, WMXY, WNCD, WNIO, W263CL
History
First air date	August 30, 2000 (at 106.1 MHz) June 1959 (at 93.3 MHz)
Former call signs	1987-2000: WNCD
Former frequencies	1959-2000: 93.3 MHz
Call sign meaning	"W-B-BiG" former FM sister station to W B B W
Technical information
Facility ID	73309
Class	A
ERP	3,000 watts
HAAT	100 meters
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	1061thebullyoungstown.iheart.com

WBBG is a commercial FM radio station in Youngstown, Ohio market broadcasting at 106.1 MHz with a country music format. The station is licensed to Niles, Ohio, with programming as are fellow iHeartMedia, Inc. stations WWSW-FM in Pittsburgh and WMJI in Cleveland. WBBG is also a local affiliate for the Ohio State IMG Sports Network and the Cleveland Cavaliers of the (NBA).

The station first signed on the air as WNCD, licensed on October 29, 1987 (it signed back on May 15, 1988). It changed its call sign to WBBG on October 30, 2000, after the two stations swapped signals on August 30, 2000.

The WBBG call letters were used on a Cleveland AM station (at 1260-AM) from 1978 until 1987; the current WBBG picked them up on June 27, 1988, also as a reflection of its former AM sister station, WBBW 1240 kHz.

Programming

On weekday mornings, Jeff Kelly is heard from 6:00 am to 10:00 am.

Sister WMJI afternoon drive personality Don "Action" Jackson uses computerized voicetracking from WMJI's Cleveland area studios to cover the same shift on WBBG.

The music for each weekend has a theme. Classic American Top 40 shows from the 1970s with Casey Kasem are aired Saturday mornings at 6:00 and Sunday mornings at 8:00 (the 1980s version of same is aired on sister station WMXY). A special program, called the "Sunday Night Cruise" featuring Doo Wop hosted by Thomas John, airs Sunday evenings from 6:00 to 11:00 pm.

WBBG carries NASCAR during the racing season. Local high school sports such as football and basketball are also featured.

In January 2016, WBBG shifted their format to classic hits, branded as "Big 106".

On April 25, 2016 WBBG dropped classic hits and flipped to country as "106.1 The Bull".

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID WBBG ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database