WHFB (AM) explained

WHFB
City:Benton Harbor-St. Joseph, Michigan
Area:http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WHFB&service=AM&status=L&hours=D (Daytime)
http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WHFB&service=AM&status=L&hours=C (Critical Hours)
http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WHFB&service=AM&status=L&hours=N (Nighttime)
Frequency:1060 kHz
Airdate:September 22, 1947[1]
Format:Urban oldies
Power:3,000 watts day
2,500 watts critical hours
0.13 watts night
Class:D
Facility Id:72174
Callsign Meaning:Heart of the Fruit Belt
Affiliations:CBS Radio
Sister Stations:WIMS
Owner:Gerard Media, LLC
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:whfbradio.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

WHFB (1060 kHz) is an AM radio station dually licensed to the Twin Cities of Benton Harbor and St. Joseph, Michigan, broadcasting an urban oldies format. 1060 AM is a United States and Mexican clear-channel frequency; KYW and XECPAE are the dominant stations on this frequency. It broadcasts from its studios on Fairplain Avenue located in Fair Plain, Michigan, an unincorporated area south of Benton Harbor.[2] The station's transmitter and broadcast tower are also at this location. WHFB is also heard on 102.5 FM, through a translator in Benton Harbor.

History

WHFB began broadcasting September 22, 1947.[1] [3] It ran 1,000 watts, during daytime hours only, and was owned by the Palladium Publishing Company.[4] Its power was increased to 5,000 watts in 1963, while continuing to run 1,000 watts during critical hours.[4] Its power during critical hours was increased to 2,500 watts in 1976.[4]

In 1985, the station was sold to WHFB Broadcast Associates Ltd. Partnership, along with sister station 99.9 WHFB-FM, for $1.5 million.[5] [6] Former sister station WHFB-FM is now separately owned and has since changed call letters to WQLQ.

WHFB aired an adult contemporary format in the 1980s.[7] By 1989, the station had adopted a country music format,[8] and by 1991, it was airing an adult standards format.[9] In 1996, the station adopted a 1970s based oldies format, with programming from Westwood One.[10] Nighttime service was added in 1997.[11] [12] In 1999, it adopted an all-news format, airing the national audio feed of CNN Headline News.[13]

In 2000, the station adopted a syndicated talk radio format.[14] It was branded "All Talk - AM 1060" and later "Fox News Radio AM 1060".[15] [16] Over the years, hosts heard on the station have included Laura Ingraham, Bill O'Reilly, Bob Dornan, Sean Hannity, Michael Savage, and Monica Crowley.[17] [18] [19] The station went off the air on June 1, 2012,[20] and the station was sold by WHFB Broadcast Associates to WIMS owner Gerard Media, LLC for $175,000.[21] [22]

The station returned to the air on September 2, 2013.[23] The station aired full service format, with a wide variety of music, along with talk shows, Grand Valley State University sports, and other programming.[24] [25] [26] [27] [28] By 2020, it had adopted an urban oldies format, branded "Motown and More".[29]

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External links

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Notes and References

  1. 1971 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1971. p. B-102. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  2. https://www.whfbradio.com/contact-us/ Contact
  3. News: Dale. Brewer. Sesquicentennial Celebration: Our Story. The Herald-Palladium. September 26, 2018. September 26, 2018. Stanley R. Banyon, who also had started local radio station WHFB in 1947, died in 1967 at age 80..
  4. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=59680 History Cards for WHFB
  5. "Changing Hands", Broadcasting. June 17, 1985. p. 70. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  6. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/comment.pl?Application_id=78796&File_number=BAL-19850605HR Public Notice Comment – BAL-19850605HR
  7. Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1983, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1983. p. B-119. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  8. Unmacht, Robert (1989). The M Street Radio Directory. RadioPhiles, Inc. p. S-159. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  9. Unmacht, Robert (1991). The M Street Radio Directory. p. 195. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  10. "Format Changes", The M Street Journal. Vol. 13, No. 22. May 29, 1996. p. 1. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  11. "Facilities Changes", Broadcasting & Cable. December 2, 1996. p. 80. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  12. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=239090 Application Search Details – BL-19970114AA
  13. "Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 16, No. 20. May 19, 1999. p. 2. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  14. "Format Changes", The M Street Journal. Vol. 17, No. 13. March 29, 1999. p. 2. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  15. Web site: All Talk! AM 1060 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050205210601/http://www.whfbam.com/ . WHFB . February 5, 2005 . March 26, 2020 . dead . mdy-all .
  16. Web site: From Southwest Michigan's Harbors to Chicago's Lakefront! . https://web.archive.org/web/20080317140201/http://www.whfbam.com/ . WHFB . March 17, 2008 . March 26, 2020 . dead . mdy-all .
  17. Web site: Program Guide . https://web.archive.org/web/20010305073626/http://www.whfbam.com/whfb_greatradio_guide.htm . WHFB . March 5, 2001 . March 26, 2020 . dead . mdy-all .
  18. Web site: Program Listings . https://web.archive.org/web/20050207090638/http://whfbam.com/program_listing.htm . WHFB . February 7, 2005 . March 26, 2020 . dead . mdy-all .
  19. Web site: Programming Line-up for All Talk 1060, WHFB . https://web.archive.org/web/20090409043423/http://www.whfbam.com/page06.php . WHFB . April 9, 2009 . March 26, 2020 . dead . mdy-all .
  20. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=36165 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority to Remain Silent
  21. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101566554&qnum=5040&copynum=1&exhcnum=1 Asset Purchase Agreement
  22. "AM duop forming along Lake Michigan", Radio & Television Business Report. June 26, 2013. March 25, 2020.
  23. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1651100&Form_id=910&Facility_id=72174 Resumption of Operations
  24. "Programming/Advertiser Contracts", fcc.gov. September 30, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  25. "Programs/Issues Quarterly Lists 4th Quarter 2013, 1st Quarter 2014", fcc.gov. September 30, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  26. Web site: Shows . https://web.archive.org/web/20150322073314/http://www.whfbradio.com/showtimes/ . WHFB . March 22, 2015 . March 26, 2020 . dead . mdy-all .
  27. Web site: Shows . https://web.archive.org/web/20181001182731/https://www.whfbradio.com/showtimes/ . WHFB . October 1, 2018 . March 26, 2020 . dead . mdy-all .
  28. Web site: Shows . https://web.archive.org/web/20200101000215/https://www.whfbradio.com/showtimes/ . WHFB . January 1, 2020 . March 26, 2020 . dead . mdy-all .
  29. Web site: Motown & More . https://web.archive.org/web/20200301001007/https://www.whfbradio.com/ . WHFB . March 1, 2020 . March 26, 2020 . dead . mdy-all .

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