WNBF

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WNBF
WNBF logo.png
CityBinghamton, New York
Broadcast areaSouthern Tier
Frequency1290 kHz
BrandingNews Radio 1290
Programming
FormatTalk
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Westwood One
Salem Radio Network
ABC News Radio
Ownership
OwnerTownsquare Media
(Townsquare Media Binghamton License, LLC)
Sister stations
WAAL, WHWK, WWYL, WYOS
History
First air date
1928
Technical information
Facility ID72372
ClassB
Power9,300 watts day
5,000 watts night
Links
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteWNBF.com

WNBF (1290 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Binghamton, New York. It airs a talk radio format and is owned by Townsquare Media. The studios and offices are on Court Street in Binghamton.[1]

By day, WNBF is powered at 9,300 watts using a non-directional antenna. But at night, to protect other stations on AM 1290, it reduces power to 5,000 watts and switches to a three-tower array directional antenna. The transmitter is off Ingraham Hill Road in Binghamton, among the towers for other broadcast stations in the Binghamton area.[2]

Programming[]

Weekdays begin with two local shows, First News with Doug Mosher followed by Binghamton Now with Bob Joseph. The rest of the weekday schedule is made up of nationally syndicated conservative talk shows: Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, John Batchelor and Red Eye Radio.

Weekend programming includes shows on health, money, car repair, home improvement and a Sunday morning polka music show.[3] Syndicated weekend hosts include Kim Komando, Gary Sullivan, Mike Gallagher, Jim Bohannon and Bill Cunningham. Most hours begin with world and national news from ABC News Radio.

History[]

WNBF is one of the Southern Tier's oldest radio stations. In 1928, the station first signed on the air.[4] It was owned by Clark Associates, Inc. In 1949, it put a TV station on the air, WNBF-TV Channel 12 (now WBNG-TV). In 1956, an FM station was added, 98.1 WNBF-FM (now WHWK). The previous year, Triangle Publications purchased WNBF-AM-TV and the construction permit for WNBF-FM. Triangle also owned TV Guide magazine.

In 1972, Stoner Broadcasting, based in Des Moines, bought WNBF-AM-FM. Gateway Communications, the publisher of The Record of Bergen County, New Jersey, bought WNBF-TV. Citadel Broadcasting acquired WNBF and its FM counterpart, WHWK, in 1999.[5]

Over its long history, WNBF has been home to some of the biggest names in area broadcasting. Bill Parker, John Leslie, Roger Neel and Bernard Fionte.

References[]

  1. ^ WNBF.com/help
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WNBF
  3. ^ WNBF.com/shows
  4. ^ Information from the Broadcasting Yearbook 1970 page B-134
  5. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-375

External links[]


Coordinates: 42°03′29″N 75°57′15″W / 42.05806°N 75.95417°W / 42.05806; -75.95417


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