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WBCF (AM)

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WBCF
Broadcast areaFlorence-Muscle Shoals
Frequency1240 kHz
BrandingNewsTalk 1240
Programming
FormatNews/talk
AffiliationsBloomberg Radio
Fox News Radio
CBS News Radio
NBC News Radio
Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerBenny Carle Broadcasting, Inc.
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID4769
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
34°47′01″N 87°42′15″W / 34.78361°N 87.70417°W / 34.78361; -87.70417
Translator(s)97.1 W246BS (Florence)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewbcf.com

WBCF (1240 kHz, "NewsTalk 1240") is an American AM radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format.[2] Licensed to serve the community of Florence, Alabama, the station broadcasts to the Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area.

History

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The station is currently owned by Benny Carle Broadcasting, Inc., and features programming from Westwood One, CBS Radio, and Fox News Radio.[3]

Company namesake Benny Carle was, from the 1950s through the 1970s, a children's show host on Birmingham and Huntsville television stations, the latter of which (the present WAFF-TV) he was a minority owner.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBCF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WBCF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
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