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| callsign_meaning = '''G'''. '''B'''. '''F'''inke Furniture Co.<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.oldradio.com/archives/nelson/origins.call-list.html |title=Call Letter Origins |work=Radio History on the Web }}</ref>
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| former_callsigns = WZZG (1987-present)
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| owner = Regent Broadcasting of Evansville/Owensboro, Inc.
| owner = Regent Broadcasting of Evansville/Owensboro, Inc.
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'''WGBF-FM''' (103.1 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[Active Rock]] format. Licensed to [[Henderson, Kentucky]], USA, the station serves the Evansville area. The station is currently owned by Regent Broadcasting of Evansville/Owensboro, Inc. and features programing from [[Premiere Radio Networks]] and [[Westwood One]].<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WGBF-FM |title=WGBF-FM Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref> The station is also broadcast on [[HD radio]].<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.hdradio.com/ |title=HD Radio Station Guide |work=HD Radio |publisher=iBiquity }}</ref>
'''WGBF-FM''' (103.1 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[Active Rock]] format. Licensed to [[Henderson, Kentucky]], USA, the station serves the Evansville area. The station is currently owned by Regent Broadcasting of Evansville/Owensboro, Inc. and features programing from [[Premiere Radio Networks]] and [[Westwood One]].<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WGBF-FM |title=WGBF-FM Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref> The station is also broadcast on [[HD radio]].<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.hdradio.com/ |title=HD Radio Station Guide |work=HD Radio |publisher=iBiquity }}</ref>

==History==
The station went on the air as WGBF-FM on [[1986-04-03]]. on [[1987-05-13]], the station changed its call sign to the current WGBF. on [[1987-06-13]] to WZZG,<ref> {{cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=659&Callsign=WGBF |title=WGBF Call Sign History |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>



==References==
==References==

Revision as of 00:16, 19 June 2008

WGBF-FM
Broadcast areaEvansville
Frequency103.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding103 the River City Rocker
Programming
FormatActive Rock
AffiliationsPremiere Radio Networks, Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerRegent Broadcasting of Evansville/Owensboro, Inc.
History
Former call signs
WZZG
Call sign meaning
G. B. Finke Furniture Co.[1]
Technical information
Facility ID659
ClassA
ERP3,200 watts
HAAT138.0 meters
Transmitter coordinates
37°46′54.00″N 87°37′24.00″W / 37.7816667°N 87.6233333°W / 37.7816667; -87.6233333
Links
Website103gbfrocks.com

WGBF-FM (103.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Active Rock format. Licensed to Henderson, Kentucky, USA, the station serves the Evansville area. The station is currently owned by Regent Broadcasting of Evansville/Owensboro, Inc. and features programing from Premiere Radio Networks and Westwood One.[2] The station is also broadcast on HD radio.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  2. ^ "WGBF-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "HD Radio Station Guide". HD Radio. iBiquity.