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| Broadcast area | Flint, Michigan |
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| Frequency | 95.1MHz |
| Branding | B95 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
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| WDZZ,WTRX,WWCK,WWCK-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | October 5, 1953; 72 years ago (1953-10-05) |
Call sign meaning | FlintBoard ofEducation (former owners) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 21730 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 34,000watts |
| HAAT | 97 meters (318 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°58′24″N83°39′2″W / 42.97333°N 83.65056°W /42.97333; -83.65056 |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wfbe95.com |
WFBE (95.1FM "B95") is acommercialradio stationlicensed toFlint, Michigan. It is owned byCumulus Media and it broadcasts acountry musicformat. Itsstudios are on Taylor Drive inMundy Township, using a Flint address. In morningdrive time, B95 carries thesyndicatedKincaid and Dallas show from co-ownedWKHX-FMAtlanta.
WFBE has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 34,000watts. Thetransmitter is on East Bristol Road near SouthDort Highway inBurton,[2] co-located with theAM transmitter of sister station WTRX.
The stationsigned on the air on October 5, 1953; 72 years ago (1953-10-05). WFBE was owned by theFlint Board of Education and the studios were on the campus ofFlint Central High School for many years. It was anon-commercial,public radio station which also offered educational programs.
In 1997, The Flint Board of Education was in a serious budget shortfall. It could no longer afford to maintain the station and the board members decided the schools could use the money from a sale.
Though many listeners were upset about the sale of this public outlet, 95.1 was sold toLiggett Communications ofLansing, Michigan. Even though it was a non-commercial radio station, WFBE operated on a commercial frequency. After the sale was finalized, Liggett moved the studios to Miller Road.
WFBE was later purchased by Rainbow Radio but it didn't keep the station long.Citadel Broadcasting purchased B95 from Rainbow Radio in February 2000. The transmitting tower was originally located on Flint Board of Education property, first on the Oak Grove Campus, thenFlint Central High School. The station vacated the high school when new transmitting facilities became operational in 2010 at the co-owned transmitting facilities ofWTRX. The old broadcast tower was taken down on October of that year.
Citadel merged withCumulus Media on September 16, 2011.[3] WFBE relocated to Cumulus' Taylor Drive studios in March 2012.
On February 3, 2014, WFBE and nine other Cumulus-owned country music stations made the switch toNash-FM branding.[4] It also added some national Nash-FM programs to its schedule. On April 1, 2021, WFBE rebranded back to "B95" after seven years.[5]
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