WRBO
FCC | |
Facility ID | 7075 |
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Class | C1 |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 179 meters (587 ft) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (iHeart) |
Website | 1035wrbo.com |
WRBO (103.5
History
From 1966 to 1998, the 103.5 frequency was licensed to New Albany, Mississippi, serving the Tupelo area. The station's call letters were WNAU from 1966 to 1979.[3] In 1979, WNAU's call letters changed to WOKM (later WOKM-FM in 1982). In 1984, the call letters changed to WWKZ, and the station had a Top 40 format branded "KZ-103".[4][5] WWKZ became among the first FM radio stations with studios in Tupelo when it moved there in 1986.[5]
In 1997, Massachusetts-based Barnstable Broadcasting purchased WWKZ from Radio South in Meridian, Mississippi, and started plans to move the station to the larger Memphis, Tennessee, market.[6] Effective May 1, 1998, WWKZ was re-licensed to Como, Mississippi, serving the Memphis area, with call letters WRBO and broadcasting from a transmitter in nearby Olive Branch, Mississippi. Its R&B format branded "Soul Classics" began in June 1998.[4][7][6]
In 2004, Citadel Broadcasting purchased WRBO from Barnstable.[8] Cumulus Media bought Citadel and all its stations in 2011.[9][10]
In 2011, WRBO began phasing in adult R&B currents while continuing to play classic R&B.
The station currently airs the
WRBO was the radio flagship station for
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRBO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "#51 Memphis". Radio Online. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ^ "White's Radio Log" (PDF), Radio-TV Experimenter, vol. 21, no. 2, p. 108, October–November 1966
- ^ a b "Call Sign History".
- ^ a b Elkins, Ashley (October 23, 1996). "Radio stations". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. Roswel Tupelo. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ a b "Short takes". The Memphis Flyer. July 10, 1997. Archived from the original on October 7, 1999. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ Hanas, Jim (June 11, 1998). "Urban Assault Vehicle". The Memphis Flyer. Archived from the original on October 2, 1999. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ "Citadel Broadcasting to Acquire 4 Radio Stations from Barnstable Broadcasting". Citadel Broadcasting. January 29, 2004. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ Allison, David (December 1, 2017). "Owner of several Memphis radio stations files Chapter 11 bankruptcy". Memphis Business Journal. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ Bond, Paul (March 10, 2011). "Cumulus Media to Buy Citadel Broadcasting in $2.4 Billion Deal". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ "Mediabase Makes Panel Changes" from All Access (March 9, 2012)
- ^ "Walking In Memphis: Grizzlies Move Radio Broadcasts To ESPN-Affiliated Stations". Sports Business Daily. August 18, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
External links
- WRBO official website
- WRBO in the FCC FM station database
- WRBO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database