WBSR
WBSR (1450 AM), on-air as WOW 101.1, is a United States radio station owned by Easy Media, Inc. Licensed to Pensacola, Florida, it currently airs a contemporary Christian music format. WBSR is the second oldest radio station in Pensacola and one of the first AM radio stations on the Florida Gulf Coast to add an FM translator. WBSR can be heard 24 hours a day at 1450 AM and 101.1 FM. It has been at the same location since 1946.[1]
| City | Pensacola, Florida |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Pensacola area |
| Frequency | 1450 kHz |
| Branding | WOW 101.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary Christian (WOWB simulcast) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Easy Media, Inc. |
| History | |
| First air date | 1946 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 18399 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
| Transmitter coordinates | 30°25′44.00″N 87°14′27.00″W |
| Translator(s) | 101.1 W266AL (Pensacola) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wowradio.org |
WBSR was a successful Top 40 radio station from the 60s to the mid 80s. Back then it was owned by Seaway Broadcasting. Notable DJs were Jay Thomas and Jim Golden.[2] In January 1985, after F.T. Brewer (through Easy Media) acquired the station, WBSR dropped its Top 40 format in favor of a satellite Oldies format. After a few years, it switched to a Soft Adult Contemporary format. In 2011, WBSR switched to Sports Talk format, branded as ESPN Pensacola, & became an affiliate of ESPN Radio.
On May 31, 2017, WBSR dropped its sports format and began stunting.[3] On June 20, 2017, after less than a month of stunting, WBSR switched to a simulcast of contemporary Christian-formatted WOWB 90.9 FM Brewton, Alabama, branded as WOW 101.1.[4]
References
- "WBSR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- Hall, Claude (1972). FM Rockers, Top 40s Aid Voter Drives. Billboard. p. 32.
- WBSR Drops ESPN; New Format Coming Radioinsight - June 2, 2017
- WOWB Expands to Pensacola Radioinsight - June 20, 2017
External links
- WBSR in the FCC's AM station database
- WBSR on Radio-Locator
- WBSR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W266AL in the FCC's FM station database
- W266AL on Radio-Locator
- The Demise of WBSR Radio