WBES
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| Broadcast area | South-Central West Virginia |
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| Frequency | 950 AM kHz |
| Branding | 95 The Sports Fox |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports[1] |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bristol Broadcasting Company |
| WQBE-FM, WVSR-FM, WVTS, WYNL | |
| History | |
First air date | February 16, 1957 (as WKAZ)[2] |
Former call signs | WKAZ (1957–1983) WQBE (1983–2001) WVTS (2001–2010) WBES (2010–Present)[3] |
Call sign meaning | "Beautiful Entertainment in Stereo" |
| Technical information[4] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 6873 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts daytime 1,000 watts nighttime |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°23′11.0″N 81°42′51.0″W / 38.386389°N 81.714167°W |
| Translator(s) | 92.7 W224EE (Charleston) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
WBES (950 AM) is a sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Charleston, West Virginia, serving South-Central West Virginia.[1] WBES is owned and operated by Bristol Broadcasting Company.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-587. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBES". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WBES Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 6873 (WBES) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WBES in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 202928 (W224EE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W224EE at FCCdata.org
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