WKBF (AM)

WKBF
Broadcast areaQuad Cities
Frequency1270 kHz
Ownership
OwnerLa Jefa Latino Broadcasting
OperatorQuad City Radio Group
History
First air date
February 1925 (1925-02)
Last air date
Autumn 2018
Former call signs
  • WHBF (1925–1987)
  • WKBF (1987–2020)[1]
Former frequencies
  • 1350 kHz (1925–1928)
  • 1210 kHz (1928–1939)
  • 1240 kHz (1939–1941)
Call sign meaning
Derived from WHBF
Technical information
Facility ID8593
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
41°29′40.1″N 90°28′0.5″W / 41.494472°N 90.466806°W / 41.494472; -90.466806

WKBF was a radio station licensed to Rock Island, Illinois, which last carried a regional Mexican format. The station's frequency was 1270 kHz, and was broadcast at a power of 5 kW. It last broadcast in Autumn 2018, and its license was cancelled on June 1, 2020. Its transmitter was located on 22nd Avenue (Old Colona Road) in Moline, alongside the Moline–East Moline border just off 53rd Street and Avenue of the Cities.

  1. ^ Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 28, 2018.