WBCF (AM)
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WBCF
| logo =
| city = Florence, Alabama
| country = US
| area = Florence-Muscle Shoals
| branding = NewsTalk 1240
| airdate = {{start date|1946}}
| last_airdate = {{end date|2024}}
| frequency = 1240 kHz
| translator = {{Radio Relay|97.1|W246BS|Florence}}
| format = Defunct
| power = 1,000 watts unlimited
| class = C
| facility_id = 4769
| coordinates = {{coord|34|47|01|N|87|42|15|W|region:US-AL_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| owner = Benny Carle Broadcasting, Inc.
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
| webcast = {{listenlive|http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/WBCF}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.wbcf.com}}
| affiliations = {{ubl|Bloomberg Radio|Fox News Radio|CBS News Radio|NBC News Radio|Compass Media Networks|Premiere Networks|Westwood One}}
}}
WBCF (1240 kHz, "NewsTalk 1240") was an American AM radio station broadcasting a news/talk format.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WBCF |title=WBCF Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }} Licensed to serve the community of Florence, Alabama, the station broadcast to the Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area. The station was owned by Benny Carle Broadcasting, Inc.
History
WBCF went on the air in 1946,{{cite book|title=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010|year=2010|page=D-44}} and featured programming from Westwood One, CBS News Radio, and Fox News Radio.{{cite web |publisher=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com |title=Station Information Profile}}
Company namesake Benny Carle was, from the 1950s through the 1970s, a children's show host on Birmingham and Huntsville television stations, the latter of which (the present WAFF-TV) he was a minority owner.
The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on January 2, 2025.{{cite web|url= https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=4769|title=License Cancelled|work=Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System|date=January 2, 2025|access-date=January 2, 2025}}
References
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External links
{{AM station data|4769|WBCF}}
- [http://www.bennycarle.com Benny Carle-Classic Alabama TV]
{{Florence-Muscle Shoals Radio}}
{{News/Talk Radio Stations in Alabama}}
Category:Defunct radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 1946
Category:1946 establishments in Alabama
Category:Radio stations disestablished in 2025
Category:2025 disestablishments in Alabama
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