WIHB (AM)

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WIHB

| logo = File:WIHB TheBull97.3-103.3 logo.png

| city = Macon, Georgia

| area =

| branding = 97.3 and 103.3 The Bull Icons

| frequency = 1280 kHz

| translator = {{Radio Relay|97.3|W247BW|Macon}}
{{Radio Relay|103.3|W277CL|Sofkee}}

| airdate = November 14, 1948 (as WIBB)

| format = Classic country

| power = 5,000 watts (day)
99 watts (night)

| class = D

| facility_id = 41989

| coordinates = {{coord|32|48|16|N|83|36|16|W|region:US-GA_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| callsign_meaning = Sister station to WIHB-FM

| former_callsigns = WIBB (1948–1993)
WKXK (1993–1994)
WIBB (1994–1995)
WQTK (1995–1997)
WLCG (1997–2008)
WIBB (2008–2015)

| affiliations =

| owner = iHeartMedia, Inc.

| licensee = iHM Licenses, LLC

| sister_stations = WIBB-FM, WIHB-FM, WQBZ, WRBV, WMGE

| webcast = [https://www.iheart.com/live/973-the-bull-3248/ Listen Live]

| website = [https://973thebullicons.iheart.com/ 973thebullicons.iheart.com]

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WIHB (1280 AM) is a radio station licensed to Macon, Georgia, United States. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications) and licensed to iHM Licenses, LLC.{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=41989 |title=WIHB Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}

History

The station went on the air as WIBB on November 14, 1948.{{cite news|title=WIBB, I kw Daytimer, Launched at Macon, Ga.|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1948/1948-11-29-BC.pdf|access-date=8 February 2015|agency=Broadcasting|date=November 29, 1948}} On March 1, 1993, the call sign was changed to WKXK but was changed back to WIBB on November 29, 1994. Then on December 8, 1995, the call sign was changed to WQTK and then on March 31, 1997, to WLCG. On January 17, 2008, the call sign was changed back to WIBB for the third time.{{cite web|url= https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=41989&Callsign=WIHB41989|title=WIHB Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }} The station had been broadcasting a Rhythmic oldies format until it changed to a Talk radio format on October 13, 2008, and then it later on took on a gospel format with the "Halleluah" branding, followed by comedy as "Comedy 1280" and Spanish adult hits as "La Preciosa 1280". On June 1, 2015, it took on a classic country format as "97.3 The Bull Icons" (simulcast on FM translator W247BW 97.3 FM Macon); coincident with the format change, the station's call sign was changed to WIHB.

References

External links

[https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=60671 FCC History Cards for WIHB]

{{FCC-LMS-Facility|140321|W247BW}}
{{FXL|W247BW}}
{{FCC-LMS-Facility|139453|W277CL}}
{{FXL|W277CL}}

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