WBGG-FM
MHz (HD Radio) | |
Branding | Big 105.9 |
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Programming | |
Format | Classic rock |
Subchannels |
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Affiliations | Miami Dolphins |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WHYI-FM, WINZ, WIOD, WMIA-FM, WMIB, WXBN, WZTU | |
History | |
First air date | July 1960 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Big" |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 11965 |
Class | C0 |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 314 meters (1,030 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 25°59′35.3″N 80°10′26.2″W / 25.993139°N 80.173944°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | big1059.iheart.com |
WBGG-FM (105.9
WBGG is licensed for
History
WFLM, WIXX-FM, WAXY
The station first
In the early 1970s, the station had an
WBGG-FM
Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia) acquired Metroplex in March 1996.[9] iHeart changed the station from WAXY-FM to WBGG-FM on September 1.[10] The final quarter-hour of music was delivered by DJ Miguel Lombana and consisted of "It's the Same Old Song" by the Four Tops, "The End" by The Doors and "The Long and Winding Road" by The Beatles (which was an inside gag and reference to Stuart Elliott and his signing off of 96X WMJX years earlier). The station went dark for 1 minute and signed back on the air at 12:01 as "The New Big 106".[11] (The WAXY call sign is now used by an unrelated AM station in the Miami market at 790 kHz.)
Initially, BIG 106 started out as a 1970s hits station. By mid-1995, it was calling itself a classic hits station while still playing mostly 70s music. But by mid-1996, it evolved to the current classic rock format.
Howard Stern
From September 1994 until January 2004, it aired the
To fill the morning talk slot, in May 2004, Clear Channel moved
In 2005, the station changed its branding from "BIG 106" to "BIG 105.9".
Station staff
On weekdays, Paul Castronovo hosts mornings, Amelia is heard in middays, Doc Reno in afternoons, Aly in evenings and Big Rig is heard weekends. The station has started tweaking the format to include recent classic rock acts, from artists such as
Between 2010 and 2015, the station served as the FM and de facto flagship station for broadcasts of the Miami Dolphins football team; after 2015, these games would move to a joint simulcast of WQAM and WKIS. WBGG would regain the rights on January 30, 2023, following a new agreement between iHeart and the team; the games will be shared with WINZ (AM) and the stations will carry all Dolphins games, pre and post-game shows, and a weekly show with team and league personnel. The play-by-play team will remain the same with former Dolphin and WIOD morning host Jimmy Cefalo, former Dolphin and current WQAM morning host Joe Rose and former Dolphin Kim Bokamper.[14]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBGG-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WBGG-FM Radio Station Coverage Map". radio-locator.com. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- ^ "BIG 105.9 - South Florida's Classic Rock!". BIG 105.9.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-41
- ^ "REELRADIO - The Jay Marks Collection!". www.reelradio.com. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- ^ "South Florida Radio History site".
- ^ "Industry newspaper" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com.
- ^ "WAXY-FM Returns To Oldies - Format Change Archive". Format Change Archive. 1992-01-20. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- ^ "Buckmaster Annual Stockholder Reports - User Name and Password entry screen". buck.com. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- ^ Federal Communications Commission database query site Archived August 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Industry newspaper" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com.
- ^ "Clear Channel, fined nearly $500K, drops Stern show - Apr. 8, 2004". money.cnn.com. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- ^ "Radio Hot Talk News".
- ^ Miami Dolphins Move to iHeartMedia's WBGG-FM/WINZ
External links
- WBGG in the FCC FM station database
- WBGG in Nielsen Audio's FM station database