WFMB (AM)
City | Springfield, Illinois |
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Broadcast area | Springfield area |
Branding | Sports Radio 1450 |
Slogan | Springfield's Sports Voice |
Frequency | 1450 AM (kHz) |
Translator(s) | 107.1 MHz (W296CJ) |
Format | Sports Talk |
Power | 1,000 watts |
Class | C |
Facility ID | 48333 |
Affiliations | ESPN Radio |
Owner |
Neuhoff Corp. (Neuhoff Media Springfield, LLC) |
Sister stations | WCVS, WFMB-FM, WXAJ |
Website | sportsradio1450.com |
WFMB 1450 AM is a radio station broadcasting a sports talk format. Licensed to Springfield, Illinois, USA, the station is owned by Neuhoff Corp., through licensee Neuhoff Media Springfield, LLC. WFMB features a variety of local hosts, as well as programming from ESPN Radio.
History
This station was originally licensed circa 1926, as a portable station with the call letters WCBS. When licenses for portable stations were abolished, WCBS settled in Springfield as a fixed station. In 1946, the call sign was changed to WCVS so that the CBS flagship station in New York City could become WCBS. WCVS operated with a Top 40 format in the 1960s and 1970s.
External links
- WFMB's website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WFMB
- Radio-Locator Information on WFMB
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WFMB
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W296CJ
- Radio Locator Information for W296CJ
Coordinates: 39°45′36″N 89°39′05″W / 39.76000°N 89.65139°W
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