Broadcast area | Miami–Fort Lauderdale |
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Frequency | 880 kHz |
Branding | Miami's BIN 880 |
Programming | |
Format | Black-oriented news |
Affiliations | Black Information Network |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WBGG-FM, WINZ, WIOD, WMIA-FM, WMIB, WZTU | |
History | |
First air date | October 7, 2008 |
Former call signs | WZAB (2008–2021) |
Call sign meaning | Black Information Network |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 21763 |
Class | B |
Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 25°44′56″N 80°32′50″W / 25.74889°N 80.54722°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | miami |
WXBN (880 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Sweetwater, Florida, and serving the Miami–Fort Lauderdale radio market. It is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., and airs a black-oriented news format as an affiliate of the co-owned Black Information Network.
880 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency reserved for Class A station WHSQ in New York City. WXBN uses a highly directional antenna array (8 towers) to prevent interference to WHSQ's nighttime skywave signal. The transmitter is off the Tamiami Trail (U.S. Route 41) in Everglades, Florida.[2]