WBBA-FM
| Broadcast area | Pittsfield, Illinois Pike County, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 97.5 FM MHz |
| Branding | B97.5 Today's Best Mix |
| Programming | |
| Format | Hot AC |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | 1966 |
Call sign meaning | We Broadcast the Best Agriculture. |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 62351 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 10,000 Watts |
| HAAT | 93 meters (305 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°34′53.0″N 90°47′52.0″W / 39.581389°N 90.797778°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | https://free.rcast.net/66097 |
| Website | B975Radio.com |
WBBA-FM is a broadcast radio station serving the Pittsfield, Jacksonville, IL and West Central Illinois areas, as well as parts of Northeastern Missouri including the Pike County, MO and Northern Lincoln County, MO areas.
WBBA-FM is owned and operated by Doug Smith, through licensee GBI Communications, LLC.[2] The station is currently under a management agreement with a purchase option from Jim Fishback. The station is known on the air as B97.5, and airs a full service Hot Adult Contemporary music format. [3]
DJ Two Rivers Radio purchased WBBA-FM in 2003, along with sister station WJBM, from Brown Radio Group Inc. for $320,000 in 2003.[4] WBBA-FM aired a country music format at the time of its sale, and was branded "Double Barreled Country".[4][5]
WBBA-FM airs games and programming of the St. Louis Cardinals professional baseball team.[6]
On October 4, 2021, WBBA-FM dropped the news/talk format and switched to a classic rock format branded as "Classic Rock 97.5".[7] This format change also allowed a deal with the Kansas City Chiefs professional football team to be broadcast on WBBA-FM.[8]
Effective March 14, 2022, DJ Two Rivers Radio transferred the licenses for WBBA-FM and sister station WJBM, and the construction permit for translator W284DN, to Doug Smith's GBI Communications, LLC as settlement of a lawsuit between the two parties.
On February 22, 2025, after being silent since May 2024, WBBA-FM returned to the air and began stunting towards a new format to launch on March 17, 2025.[9]
On March 18, 2025, WBBA-FM signed back on the air with a new full service Hot Adult Contemporary format featuring The TJ Show in the morning, St. Louis Cardinals Baseball, Ag Reports from Monte James and Your Ag Network, Local News, Sports, Weather Reports, and other local programming.
Previous logo
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References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBBA-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WBBA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ https://radioinsight.com/headlines/295649/wbba-fm-resumes-operations-with-new-format-on-the-way/
- ^ a b Changing Hands, Broadcasting & Cable. November 6, 2003. Accessed July 23, 2015
- ^ Welcome to WBBA Radio on the web! www.wbbaradio.com. Internet Archive. December 23, 2003. Accessed July 23, 2015
- ^ https://riverrock975.fm/ [dead link]
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4902455326450948&id=191369454226249 [user-generated source]
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4902712233091924&id=191369454226249 [user-generated source]
- ^ WBBA-FM RESUMES OPERATIONS WITH NEW FORMAT ON THE WAY Radioinsight - February 28, 2025
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 62351 (WBBA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WBBA in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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