WBBA-FM

WBBA-FM
Broadcast areaPittsfield, Illinois
Pike County, Illinois
Frequency97.5 FM MHz
Branding"Classic Rock 97.5"
Programming
FormatClassic Rock
AffiliationsWestwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • Doug Smith
  • (GBI Communications, LLC)
WJBM
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID62351
ClassB1
ERP10,000 Watts
HAAT93 meters (305 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
39°34′53.0″N 90°47′52.0″W / 39.581389°N 90.797778°W / 39.581389; -90.797778
Links
Public license information
WebcastWBBA-FM Webstream
WebsiteWBBA-FM Online

WBBA-FM is a Classic Rock formatted broadcast radio station serving the Pittsfield and Pike County, Illinois. WBBA-FM is owned and operated by Doug Smith, through licensee GBI Communications, LLC.[2]

DJ Two Rivers Radio purchased WBBA-FM in 2003, along with sister station WJBM, from Brown Radio Group Inc. for $320,000 in 2003.[3] WBBA-FM aired a country music format at the time of its sale, and was branded "Double barreled country".[3][4]

WBBA-FM airs games and programming of the St. Louis Cardinals professional baseball team.[5]

On October 4, 2021, WBBA-FM dropped the News/Radio format and switched to Classic Rock format branded Classic Rock 97.5.[6] This format change also allowed a deal with the Kansas City Chiefs professional football team to be broadcast on WBBA-FM.[7]

Effective March 14, 2022, DJ Two Rivers Radio transferred the licenses for WBBA-FM and sister station WJBM, and the construction permit for translator W284DN, to Doug Smith's GBI Communications, LLC as settlement of a lawsuit between the two parties.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBBA-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WBBA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ a b Changing Hands, Broadcasting & Cable. November 6, 2003. Accessed July 23, 2015
  4. ^ Welcome to WBBA Radio on the web! www.wbbaradio.com. Internet Archive. December 23, 2003. Accessed July 23, 2015
  5. ^ https://riverrock975.fm/ [dead link]
  6. ^ https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4902455326450948&id=191369454226249 [user-generated source]
  7. ^ https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4902712233091924&id=191369454226249 [user-generated source]
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