WBIN (Tennessee)

The call sign used in this page title, WBIN (Facility ID: 63492), references the last one employed while the station was actively broadcasting. However, official FCC records use the station's final call letters at the time of its deletion, WWRO, which were assigned while the station was silent and never used on the air.
WBIN
Frequency1540 kHz
BrandingThe Light
Programming
FormatDefunct (was Religion)
Ownership
OwnerGeorge C. Hudson, III
WCPH, WENR
History
First air date
May 18, 1977; 47 years ago (1977-05-18)[1]
Former call signs
WWRO (2020)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID63492
ClassD
Power1,000 watts day
500 watts critical hours
4 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
35°10′50.00″N 84°38′34.00″W / 35.1805556°N 84.6427778°W / 35.1805556; -84.6427778
Links
Public license information

WBIN (1540 AM) was a radio station licensed to Benton, Tennessee, United States. The station was last owned by George C. Hudson, III.[3][4] The station went silent on September 19, 2019; its license was surrendered to the Federal Communications Commission on September 8, 2020, and cancelled on September 15, 2020 as WWRO, although this call sign was never used on the air.

  1. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 (PDF). 2010. p. D-496. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "WWRO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ "WBIN Station Information Profile". Nielsen Audio.