WBUV
iHeartMedia, Inc. | |
| WKNN, WMJY, WQYZ | |
| History | |
First air date | June 1, 1964 |
Call sign meaning | Modification of former call sign WBUB, originally meaning "Bubba" |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 29687 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 16,000 watts |
| HAAT | 268 meters (879 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | newstalk1049.iheart.com |
WBUV (104.9
WBUV has an
Programming
On weekdays, most of WBUV's programming is
WBUV carries
History
The station first
It became WBUV, which started as an
Following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the station began to broadcast 24-hour news and information to keep the community up-to-date on the storm recovery efforts. That prompted iHeartMedia to continue the talk format even after most communities had returned to normal. The station has risen to be one of the top-ranked stations along the Coast.
Since Hurricane Katrina, the station has undergone various talk show host changes. Kipp Gregory left the station in 2012 and moved to FM 103.1. He was replaced by Steve Taylor and Mike Mankiewicz. Shortly after Kipp left, the Michael Savage show, Clark Howard, and Todd Schnitt were removed from the lineup. New programs at the time were Sean Hannity and Andy Dean. The Andy Dean Show was removed after one year in 2014 and replaced with the Joe Pags show from 5-8 pm, followed by the 8-11 pm Mark Levin show introduced during the winter of 2014-15. Joe Pags last show on 104.9 was in July 2015 when it was replaced with the Megan McCain show.
In August 2018, Steve Taylor and Mike Mankiewicz departed the show for the station as the local Gulfcoast Morning Show came to an end. It replaced by Gordon Deal and America's First News. The station now has syndicated shows all day on weekdays, with local inserts of Gulf-area news and weather.
References
External links
- WBUV official website
- WBUV in the FCC FM station database
- WBUV in Nielsen Audio's FM station database