WIBW-FM
FCC | |
Facility ID | 63174 |
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Class | C0 |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 351 meters (1,152 ft) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | www |
WIBW-FM (94.5
The station serves as the primary
History
Rock and Top 40 days
On September 1, 1961, WIBW-FM
Over time, the rock hits format moved in the direction of Top 40, promoted as "97fm".[6] The FM studio was across the hall from the control room which managed both the AM station and the Kansas City Royals radio network when WIBW held the baseball team's broadcast rights.[7]
Country music
In 1990, WIBW-FM flipped to country music.[8] The station became known for a bright red remote truck which looked like a boombox.[9]
The WIBW-AM-FM-TV studios for decades were located at 5600 SW 6th in West Topeka. That building received heavy damage from a fire on January 5, 2012.[10]
Until 2002, WIBW-FM was located at 97.3 MHz. The station moved its frequency to 94.5 MHz to make way for a new move-in station in Kansas City.
St. Jude's Hospital and other events
Each year, WIBW-FM holds a radiothon where all proceeds go to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. It is usually run on a Thursday and Friday in February, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., at a Hy-Vee supermarket at 29th and Wanamaker in Topeka. DJs do there programs from the store. Interviews are conducted with "ambassador families" during the broadcast, telling how they benefited from the St. Jude's Hospital.
WIBW-FM also sponsors the annual
See also
- WIBW-TV
- Country Stampede Music Festival
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WIBW-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ WIBWnewsnow.com/contact
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WIBW-FM
- ^ FCC.gov/WIBW-FM
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1961-1962 page B-67
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1980 page C-87
- ^ WIBW-FM History
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1991 page B-128
- ^ "WIBW-FM - Kansapedia - Kansas Historical Society". Kshs.org. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
- ^ WIBW stations old building receives heavy damage from January 2012 Fire
- ^ Big 94.5 Country to air St. Jude's Radiothon
External links
- Official website
- WIBW in the FCC FM station database
- WIBW in Nielsen Audio's FM station database