WIBQ
| History | |
|---|---|
First air date | 1958 (at 1300) |
Former call signs | 1300 AM: WBOW (2002-2014) WSJX (2000-2002) WJSH (1991-2000) WYTL (1987-1991) WPFR (1983-1987) WAAC (1963–1983) WMFT (1958–1963)[1] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 136105 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°29′21.00″N 87°25′10.00″W / 39.4891667°N 87.4194444°W |
| Translator(s) | 97.9 W250BZ (Terre Haute) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wibqam.com |
WIBQ (1230
History
WIBQ's history combines a now-defunct 1300 AM intellectual unit with a newer license on 1230 kHz.
AM 1300 history
The Mobley and Ford families, organized as the Citizens Broadcasting Company, received the construction permit for WWVR on 1300 kHz. Before going on air, the call letters changed to WMFT. After several sales within Citizens, the station relaunched as WAAC on May 1, 1963. By 1977, ownership was concentrated in Martha Foulkes, doing business as Marchild, Inc.
Foulkes sold WIBQ in 1982 to the Oak Ridge Boys Broadcasting Corporation of Indiana. The new owners relaunched the station as WPFR on March 17, 1983, simulcasting WPFR-FM (now
In 1992, current WAXI morning personality Ronn Mott purchased the station with the help of banker Terry Tevlin, the call sign had been changed to WJSH prior to the sale on October 22, 1991. The station was again sold to an individual in Connecticut which eventually led to the station going off the air for a second time in 1996.
The station was again sold in late 1996, this time to current owner Crossroads Communications. They brought the station back on the air in January 1997, simulcasting new sister station
The format was again changed in 1999 to Sports radio ("The X") prompting the call sign to be changed to WSJX on March 1, 2000. The call sign was finally changed to WBOW on August 1, 2002, utilizing the legendary call sign that had been used on
WIBQ moves to 1230 AM
On June 14, 2011, the
Previous logos
References
- ^ "WIBQ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WIBQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "History of "B 102.7"". Crossroads Communications.
- ^ WIBQ Terre Haute Completes Move
External links
- WIBQ in the FCC AM station database
- WIBQ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W250BZ in the FCC FM station database
- W250BZ at FCCdata.org
- FCC History Cards for WIBQ at 1300 (Facility ID 65242)