WXBB
Broadcast area
94.7 MHz
Branding
94.7 Bob FM
Programming
Ownership
Owner
WEBG, WFNN, WJET, WRKT, WRTS, WTWF
History
First air date
1993; 31 years ago (1993) (as WFGO)
Former call signs
WVZB (1991–1993, CP)
WFGO (1993–2007)
Call sign meaning
W X BoB
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
52144
A
1,700 watts
187 meters (614 ft)
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WXBB (94.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio stationinErie, Pennsylvania. It is branded as "94.7 Bob FM" and carries an adult hits format as of January 5, 2007. The station is owned by iHeartMedia. WXBB's studios are located in the Boston Store building in downtown Erie while its transmitter is located near Peach Street and Sesame Street south of I-90.
The "94.7 Bob FM" branding replaced WFGO "Froggy 94.7" on January 5, 2007. Froggy 94.7 was an oldies station, and one of the Froggy stations that neither carried country music nor used fictitious frog-themed names for its disc jockeys. Longtime Erie personality "Captain" Dan Geary was a fixture on the Froggy format.
The present-day WXBB call sign was previously assigned to what is now WSAK/WSHKinHampton New Hampshire.
WXBB can also be heard in Ashtabula, Ohio, and surrounding areas.
The station airs the syndicated Valentine In The Morning from KBIGinLos Angeles via iHeartMedia's Premium Choice network.
On March 27, 2019, Connoisseur Media announced that it would transfer WXBB along with its sister stations to iHeartMedia in exchange for WFRE and WFMD in the Frederick, Maryland market from the Aloha Station Trust.[2] The sale closed on May 20, 2019.
Although the station still uses the longtime slogan "we play anything," it's playlist has been drastically shortened after being purchased by iHeartMedia. It now consists mostly of 1980s pop hits in heavy rotation, with the occasional song from other eras, bordering more on a classic hits format than had originally been intended.
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