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| Broadcast area | Evansville metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1280kHz |
| Branding | Newstalk 1280 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk Radio |
| Network | Fox News Radio |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Radio America Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WDKS,WGBF-FM,WJLT,WKDQ | |
| History | |
First air date | November 22, 1923; 101 years ago (1923-11-22)[1] |
Former call signs | WWOK (1989–1995) |
Call sign meaning | randomly assigned[2] |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 660 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 37°59′45.00″N87°28′36.00″W / 37.9958333°N 87.4766667°W /37.9958333; -87.4766667 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | newstalk1280 |
WGBF (1280AM) is acommercialradio station broadcasting atalk radioformat inEvansville, Indiana. The station is owned byTownsquare Media with studios on NW 3rd Street in Evansville.[4]
By day, WGBF is powered at 5,000watts. But to protect other stations on1280 AM from interference, WGBF reduces power at night to 1,000 watts, using adirectional antenna. It broadcasts from a two-tower array near the intersection of Morgan Avenue and Burkhardt Road in Evansville. Only one tower is used for daytimenon-directional operation.
Most programs on WGBF arenationally syndicated shows. Weekdays on WGBF begin withThe Ramsey Show withDave Ramsey. That's followed byThe Glenn Beck Radio Program,The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show,The Sean Hannity Show,The Mark Levin Show, America at Night with Rich Valdés andCoast to Coast AM withGeorge Noory.
ThePurdue UniversityBoilermakers,Indianapolis Colts and localhigh school football broadcasts can also be found on WGBF. Most hours begin with an update fromFox News Radio.
WGBFsigned on the air on November 22, 1923; 101 years ago (1923-11-22).[1] It was owned by the Finke Furniture Company.[1]: 93 and became a licensed facility in 1925.[5] It is the oldest station in the Evansville area.
In its early years, it broadcast on 620kilocycles. It was limited to 500 watts, a fraction of its current output. And it had to share its frequency with another station, each taking turns on broadcasting programs.[6] The studios were at 519 Vine Street. TheNorth American Regional Broadcasting Agreement (NARBA) was enacted in 1942. At that point, WGBF moved to its current dial position of 1290 kHz.[7] That allowed it to broadcast at all times, no longer sharing the frequency.
The station became aaffiliate of theNBC Red Network, carrying its dramas, comedies, news and sports during the "Golden Age of Radio." It was acquired by the Leich family in the 1940s. The station was purchased by Metro Radio of Evansville, headed by Vernon Nolte, who converted the station into aTop 40 outlet in 1975.[1]: 93
The station changed itscall sign to WWOK on October 23, 1989, following the station's purchase by Aiken Communications.[1]: 93 Then, on August 28, 1995, the station returned to its original WGBF call letters.[8]
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