WBBM-FM
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| City | Chicago |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Chicago metropolitan area |
| Branding | B96 |
| Frequency | 96.3 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | November 1941[1] |
| Format | Top 40/CHR |
| Language(s) | English |
| ERP | 3,300 watts |
| HAAT | 474 meters (1,555 ft) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 9613 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°52′44″N 87°38′10″W / 41.879°N 87.636°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
| Callsign meaning | calls randomly assigned to WBBM (AM) with multiple backronyms: "We Broadcast Broadmoor Music"[2][3] "World's Best Broadcast Medium"[2][3] "Where Better Broadcasts Materialize"[4] |
| Former callsigns | W67C (1941–43)[5] |
| Former frequencies | 46.7 MHz (1941–46)[5] 99.3 MHz (1946–47)[5] 97.1 (1947–53)[5] |
| Owner | Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WBBM, WBMX, WCFS-FM, WSCR, WUSN, WXRT[6] |
| Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) Listen Live (HD2) |
| Website | www |
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WBBM-FM (96.3 MHz) is a Top 40 (CHR) radio station in Chicago. It is known on the air as B96 and it is owned by Audacy, Inc. The station has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 3,300 watts, broadcasting from a transmitter atop the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower). The studios and offices are located at Two Prudential Plaza in the Loop. WBBM-FM's main competition is 103.5 WKSC-FM, owned by iHeartMedia.
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- ↑ "FM Outlet Histories", Broadcasting — Telecasting. A Continuing Study of Major Radio Markets: Study No. 7: Chicago. October 25, 1948. p. 14. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Schaden, Chuck (1988). "WBBM Yesterday & Today. WBBM. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jacob, Mark. "10 things you might not know about Chicago radio", Chicago Tribune. September 14, 2008. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ↑ "AM Histories", Broadcasting — Telecasting. A Continuing Study of Major Radio Markets: Study No. 7: Chicago. October 25, 1948. pp. 14, 17. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 History Cards for WBBM-FM, fcc.gov. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
- ↑ Janowski, Thaddeus P. (September 29, 2010). "FCC 316: Application for Consent to Assign Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License or to Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License (BTCH-20100930AFL)". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
