WBBW

{{short description|Sports radio station in Youngstown, Ohio}}

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

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

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WBBW

| logo = WBBW SportsRadio1240 logo.png

| city = Youngstown, Ohio

| country = US

| area = Youngstown, Ohio
Sharon, Pennsylvania
Warren, Ohio

| branding = Sportsradio 1240

| frequency = {{frequency|1240|kHz}}

| airdate = {{start date and age|1949|2|20|p=y|br=y}}

| format = Sports

| power = 1,000 watts unlimited

| class = C

| facility_id = 13667

| affiliations = {{ubl|Infinity Sports Network|Cleveland Cavaliers Radio Network|Pittsburgh Pirates Radio Network|Youngstown Phantoms}}

| owner = Cumulus Media

| sister_stations = WHOT-FM, WLLF, WPIC, WQXK, WRQX, WWIZ, WYFM

| licensee = Cumulus Licensing LLC

| coordinates = {{coord|41|4|50|N|80|38|54|W|type:landmark_region:US_source:FCC}}

| webcast = {{listen live|https://player.listenlive.co/26771/}}

| website = {{URL|https://wbbw.com}}

| licensing_authority = FCC

}}

WBBW (1240 AM) is a commercial radio station in Youngstown, Ohio, broadcasting a sports format. The station carries the Infinity Sports Network, much of it simulcast with co-owned 96.7 WLLF.

WBBW is one of seven radio stations in the Youngstown market owned by Cumulus Media.{{Cite web|title=A selection from a decade of visits to tower and studio sites in the Northeast and beyond|url=https://www.fybush.com/sites/2006/site-061222.html|website=www.fybush.com}} The radio studios and offices are in "The Radio Center" in Youngstown. Prior to January 2, 2013, WBBW featured programming from ESPN Radio.

WBBW carries the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in the collegiate summer baseball league. WBBW and WLLF are also the Youngstown affiliates of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Pittsburgh Pirates.

WBBW has been on the air since February 20, 1949.{{Cite web|title=Youngstown Vindicator - Google News Archive Search|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=pqgf-8x9CmQC&dat=19490220&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|website=news.google.com}}