WHFB (AM)
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| Broadcast area | [1] (Daytime) [2] (Critical Hours) [3] (Nighttime) |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1060 kHz |
| Branding | Great Talk AM 1060 WHFB |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk/Variety |
| Affiliations | CBS Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Gerard Media, LLC |
| WIMS | |
| History | |
First air date | October 23, 1963 |
Call sign meaning | Heart of the Fruit Belt |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 72174 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts (Daytime) 2,500 watts (Critical Hours) 1 watt (Nighttime) |
| Translator(s) | 102.5 MHz - W273BM, Benton Harbor |
| Links | |
| Webcast | WHFB listen online |
| Website | whfbradio.com |
WHFB (1060 AM) is a U.S. radio station dually licensed to the Twin Cities of Benton Harbor and St. Joseph, Michigan, broadcasting a Talk/Variety format. 1060 AM is a United States and Mexican clear-channel frequency; KYW and XEEP are the dominant stations on this frequency. It broadcast from its studios on Fairplain Avenue located in Fair Plain, Michigan, an unincorporated area south of Benton Harbor.[1] The stations transmitter and broadcast tower are also at this location.
History
WHFB was founded in 1947.[2]
Previously the station had long aired a sydicated Talk radio format as "All Talk - AM 1060" and later "Fox News Radio AM 1060".[3][4] Over the years, hosts heard on the station have included Laura Ingraham, Bill O'Reilly, Bob Dornan, Sean Hannity, Michael Savage, and Monica Crowley.[5][6][7] The station went off the air in June 2012,[8] and the station was sold from WHFB Broadcast Associates to WIMS owner Gerard Media, LLC.[9][10]
In October 2013, it was noted back on the air with a simulcast of WIMS, and the stations' top-of-the-hour ID mentioned both WIMS and WHFB.[11] By the end of 2013, the station was playing a wide variety of music, independent of WIMS. By 2015, talk programming had replaced most music on the station. The station's music format is a broad mix of Adult Contemporary, Classic rock and Alternative Rock. Former sister station WHFB-FM is now separately owned and has since changed call letters to WQLQ.
References
- ^ Contact Info. whfbam.com. Internet Archive. February 5, 2005. Accessed January 2, 2014
- ^ Brewer, Dale (September 26, 2018). "Sesquicentennial Celebration: Our Story". The Herald-Palladium. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
Stanley R. Banyon, who also had started local radio station WHFB in 1947, died in 1967 at age 80.
- ^ All Talk! AM 1060 whfbam.com. Internet Archive. February 5, 2005. Accessed January 2, 2014
- ^ From Southwest Michigan's Harbors to Chicago's Lakefront! whfbam.com. Internet Archive. March 17, 2008. Accessed January 2, 2014
- ^ Program Guide whfbam.com. Internet Archive. March 5, 2001. Accessed January 2, 2014
- ^ Program Listings whfbam.com. Internet Archive. February 5, 2005. Accessed January 2, 2014
- ^ Programming Line-up for All Talk 1060, WHFB whfbam.com. Internet Archive. April 9, 2009. Accessed January 2, 2014
- ^ Application Search Details fcc.gov. Accessed January 2, 2013
- ^ Application Search Details fcc.gov. Accessed January 2, 2013
- ^ AM sold on shores of Lake Michigan RBR.com. June 11, 2013. Accessed January 2, 2013
- ^ http://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/msg/1381767025.html
External links
- WHFB in the FCC AM station database
- WHFB in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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