WHBE (AM)
Broadcast area | Louisville, Kentucky |
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Frequency | 680 kHz |
Branding | ESPN Louisville |
Programming | |
Format | Sports |
Affiliations | |
Ownership | |
Owner | UB Louisville, LLC |
History | |
First air date | August 24, 1992 |
Former call signs |
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Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 56520 |
Class | B |
Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 38°5′31.00″N 85°40′56.00″W / 38.0919444°N 85.6822222°W |
Repeater(s) | 105.7 WHBE-FM (Eminence) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
WHBE (680
History
The station went on the air August 24, 1992 as WXKN, with a
Disney put WDRD up for sale in late September 2010, and originally planned to temporarily shut the station down on September 30, 2010.[6] However, the station instead switched to ESPN Radio on September 29, (itself owned by Disney), which had previously been heard on WQKC before it was shut down by Cumulus Media the preceding August,[7] after a deal to sell the station to Chad Boeger was reached.[5] Boeger acquired the station through UB Louisville, LLC; this entity shares several investors with Union Broadcasting, owner of Kansas City sports station WHB.[8] The call sign were changed to the current WHBE on February 18, 2011. Its sister station, WHBE-FM, 105.7 MHz, Eminence-Frankfort, KY which is audible in Louisville Metro city, was acquired from Davidson Media, LLC in April, 2014 (majority simulcast with WHBE-AM, some ESPN Deportes Spanish programming to appeal to Hispanic audience; station was formerly all-Spanish WTUV-FM)[3]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHBE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WHBE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ a b c d "WHBE Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Application Search Details". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ a b "Disney sells another middle-market Radio Disney outlet: Louisville's WDRD (680)". Radio-Info.com. October 26, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (September 27, 2010). "Disney Shutters AMs in RI, CT". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
- ^ "ESPN Back On In Louisville". All Access. October 4, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ Boyd, Terry (December 8, 2010). "Adios Disney, hello ESPN: Union Broadcasting near deal to acquire Louisville radio station". Insider Louisville. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
External links
- Official website
- WHBE in the FCC AM station database
- WHBE in Nielsen Audio's AM station database