WBEX

{{Short description|Radio station in Chillicothe, Ohio}}

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

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WBEX

| logo = WBEX logo.png

| logo_size = 150px

| city = Chillicothe, Ohio

| area = Ross County

| branding = 1490 WBEX

| frequency = {{Frequency|1490|kHz}}

| translator = {{Radio Relay|92.7|W224BR|Chillicothe}}

| airdate = {{start date and age|1947|9|15|p=y|br=y}}

| format = {{ubl|Talk radio|Sports radio}}

| power = 1,000 watts (unlimited)

| class = C

| facility_id = 52041

| coordinates = {{coord|39|19|52|N|82|59|49|W|region:US-OH}}

| affiliations = {{ubl|Fox News Radio|Fox Sports Radio|Premiere Networks}}

| owner = iHeartMedia, Inc.

| licensee = iHM Licenses, LLC

| sister_stations = WCHI, WCHO, WCHO-FM, WKKJ, WQLX, WSRW

| webcast = {{iHeartRadio|1490-wbex-5240}}

| website = {{URL|https://wbex.iheart.com}}

| licensing_authority = FCC

}}

WBEX (1490 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a Talk and Sports radio format. It is licensed to Chillicothe, Ohio, and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WBEX |title=WBEX Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}

WBEX is a Class C radio station. It is powered at 1,000 watts non-directonal. Programming is also heard on FM translator W224BR at 92.7 MHz in Chillicothe.