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Coordinates: 32°48′16″N 83°36′16″W / 32.80444°N 83.60444°W / 32.80444; -83.60444
  
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(Redirected from W247BW)
WIHB
Frequency1280 kHz
Branding97.3 and 103.3 The Bull Icons
Programming
FormatClassic country
Ownership
Owner
  • (iHM Licenses, LLC)

    • Sister stations

    		WIBB-FM, WIHB-FM, WQBZ, WRBV, WMGE
    History

    First air date

    		November 14, 1948 (as WIBB)

    Former call signs

    		WIBB (1948–1993)
    WKXK (1993–1994)
    WIBB (1994–1995)
    WQTK (1995–1997)
    WLCG (1997–2008)
    WIBB (2008–2015)

    Call sign meaning

    		Sister station to WIHB-FM
    Technical information[1]

    Licensing authority

    		FCC
    Facility ID41989
    ClassD
    Power5,000 watts (day)
    99 watts (night)

    Transmitter coordinates

    		32°48′16″N 83°36′16″W / 32.80444°N 83.60444°W / 32.80444; -83.60444
    Translator(s)97.3 W247BW (Macon)
    103.3 W277CL (Sofkee)
    Links

    Public license information

  • LMS
    • WebcastListen Live
    Website973thebullicons.iheart.com

    WIHB (1280 AM) is a radio station licensed to Macon, Georgia, United States. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications) and licensed to iHM Licenses, LLC.[2]

    History

    [edit]

    The station went on the air as WIBB on November 14, 1948.[3] On March 1, 1993, the call sign was changed to WKXK but was changed back to WIBB on November 29, 1994. Then on December 8, 1995, the call sign was changed to WQTK and then on March 31, 1997, to WLCG. On January 17, 2008, the call sign was changed back to WIBB for the third time.[4] The station had been broadcasting a Rhythmic oldies format until it changed to a Talk radio format on October 13, 2008, and then it later on took on a gospel format with the "Halleluah" branding, followed by comedy as "Comedy 1280" and Spanish adult hits as "La Preciosa 1280". On June 1, 2015, it took on a classic country format as "97.3 The Bull Icons" (simulcast on FM translator W247BW 97.3 FM Macon); coincident with the format change, the station's call sign was changed to WIHB.

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WIHB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  • ^ "WIHB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  • ^ "WIBB, I kw Daytimer, Launched at Macon, Ga" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 29, 1948. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  • ^ "WIHB Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
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