WBAT

{{short description|Radio station in Marion, IN, US}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WBAT

| logo = 150px

| city = Marion, Indiana

| area = Grant County, Indiana

| branding = 1400 and 105.5 WBAT

| frequency = 1400 kHz

| translator = {{Radio Relay|105.5|W288DN|Marion}}

| repeater =

| airdate = {{start date and age|1947|6|7}}

| format = Oldies

| power = 1,000 watts unlimited

| erp =

| haat =

| class = C

| facility_id = 41841

| coordinates = {{coord|40|33|40.00|N|85|41|30.00|W|region:US_type:city}}

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns =

| affiliations = CBS News Radio
Chicago Cubs Radio Network

| owner = Hoosier AM/FM LLC

| licensee =

| sister_stations = WCJC, WMRI, WXXC

| webcast = [https://ais-sa1.streamon.fm/7798_96k.aac Listen Live]

| website = [http://wbat.com WBAT.com]

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WBAT (1400 AM) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Marion, Indiana, and serving Grant County, Indiana, including Muncie. It broadcasts an oldies radio format, with a morning news and talk show, along with sports programming nights and weekends, including Chicago Cubs baseball. The station is owned by Hoosier AM/FM LLC, and features programming from CBS News Radio.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WBAT |title=WBAT Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}

WBAT is powered at 1,000 watts non-directional. The transmitter is on South Miller Ave., off West 2nd Street, near General Motors Marion Stamping Plant.[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?call=wbat&x=19&y=5&sr=Y&s=C Radio-Locator.com/WBAT] Programming is also heard on 210 watt FM translator W288DN at 105.5 MHz.