WBBG
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. WBBG is also a local affiliate for the Ohio State Sports Network football games.
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| City | Niles, Ohio |
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| Broadcast area | Youngstown, Ohio |
| Frequency | 106.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 106.1 the Bull |
| Slogan | Youngstown's #1 For New Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country music |
| Affiliations | Ohio State Sports Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | iHeartMedia, Inc. (Citicasters Licenses, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WAKZ, WKBN, WMXY, WNCD, WNIO |
| History | |
| First air date | May 15, 1988 |
| Former call signs | WNCD (1988–2000) |
| Call sign meaning | former "BiG" branding |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 73309 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41.264°N 80.760°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | 1061thebullyoungstown |
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.
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".[1]
References
- WBBG Flips to Country Radioinsight - April 26, 2016
External links
- WBBG in the FCC's FM station database
- WBBG on Radio-Locator
- WBBG in Nielsen Audio's FM station database