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Broadcast area | Evansville, Indiana |
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Frequency | 103.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | 103 GBF |
Programming | |
Format | Mainstream rock |
Affiliations | Compass Media Networks United Stations Radio Networks |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WDKS, WGBF, WJLT, WKDQ | |
History | |
First air date | December 1971 |
Former call signs | WGBF-FM (1971–1979) WHKC (1979–1986) |
Call sign meaning | G. B. Finke Furniture Co.[1] |
Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 659 |
Class | A |
ERP | 3,200 watts |
HAAT | 138 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°46′54″N 87°37′24″W / 37.78167°N 87.62333°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 103gbfrocks.com |
WGBF-FM (103.1 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a mainstream rock format. Licensed to Henderson, Kentucky, United States, the station serves the Evansville area. The station is currently owned by Townsquare Media and features programming from Compass Media Networks.[3] The station is also broadcast on HD radio.[4] Monday through Saturday morning, WGBF airs the nationally syndicated The Free Beer and Hot Wings Show.
History
[edit]WGBF-FM first signed on in December 1971. In 1979, the station's call letters were changed to WHKC, and it was referred to on-air as "KC103". By 1984, WHKC broadcast a contemporary hit radio format.
The station returned to the WGBF-FM call letters in 1986 and switched to a rock format, which it still broadcasts today.
Under the ownership of the late Larry Aiken from 1987 to 1996, WGBF-FM was one of the first stations to broadcast the Bob & Tom Show outside of Indianapolis.
References
[edit]- ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGBF-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WGBF-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "HD Radio Station Guide". HD Radio. iBiquity.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 659 (WGBF-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WGBF-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database