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| Broadcast area | Florence-Muscle Shoals |
| Frequency | 1240kHz |
| Branding | NewsTalk 1240 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Benny Carle Broadcasting, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | 1946 (1946) |
Last air date | 2024 (2024) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 4769 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°47′01″N87°42′15″W / 34.78361°N 87.70417°W /34.78361; -87.70417 |
| Translator(s) | 97.1 W246BS (Florence) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WBCF (1240kHz, "NewsTalk 1240") was an AmericanAM radio station broadcasting anews/talk format.[1] Licensed to serve thecommunity ofFlorence, Alabama, the station broadcast to theFlorence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area. The station was owned by Benny Carle Broadcasting, Inc.
WBCF went on the air in 1946,[2] and featured programming fromWestwood One,CBS News Radio, andFox News Radio.[3]
Company namesake Benny Carle was, from the 1950s through the 1970s, achildren's show host onBirmingham andHuntsville television stations, the latter of which (the presentWAFF-TV) he was a minority owner.
TheFederal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on January 2, 2025.[4]
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