WHBO

WHBO
Pinellas Park, Florida;
Broadcast area	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
Frequency	1040 kHz
Branding	News Talk 1040
Programming
Format	Conservative talk
Network	USA Radio News
Affiliations	Fox News Radio; NBC News Radio; Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Genesis Communications; (Genesis Communications of Tampa Bay, Inc.);
Sister stations	WWBA
History
First air date	November 1948; 76 years ago (at 1050)
Former call signs	WHBO (1948–1991); WMTX (1991–1997); WWBA (1997–2009)
Former frequencies	1050 kHz (1948-1980s)
Call sign meaning	W HillsBOrough; (the original station with these calls was based in Hillsborough County)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	41383
Class	B
Power	3,600 watts day; 420 watts night
Translator(s)	94.5 W233CV (Egypt Lake)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	newsstalkflorida.com

WHBO (1040 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Pinellas Park, Florida, and serving the Tampa Bay area. The station is currently owned by Genesis Communications and it airs a conservative talk radio format, branded as "News Talk 1040". Much of the programming comes from Westwood One and Fox News Radio.^[2]

WHBO is powered at 3,600 watts non-directional by day.^[3] But because AM 1040 is a clear channel frequency reserved for WHO Des Moines, WHBO must reduce power at night and switch to a directional antenna. Its nighttime power is currently 420 watts but it has a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) construction permit to increase nighttime power to 700 watts. Programming is also heard on FM translator W233CV at 94.5 MHz in Gulfport.