WBBD

WBBD
Broadcast areaWheeling metro area
Frequency1400 kHz
BrandingFox Sports AM 1400
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatSports
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
May 2, 1941
(83 years ago)
 (1941-05-02)
Former call signs
WKWK (1941–1996)
Call sign meaning
"Big band"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID73192
ClassC
Power1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
40°5′49.0″N 80°42′6.0″W / 40.096944°N 80.701667°W / 40.096944; -80.701667
Translator(s)103.9 W280EW (Wheeling)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via iHeartRadio)
Websitefoxsports1400wheeling.iheart.com

WBBD (1400 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Wheeling, West Virginia, United States, carrying a sports format. Owned by iHeartMedia, WBBD serves both the Wheeling metropolitan area and nearby St. Clairsville, Ohio, as the market's Fox Sports Radio affiliate. WBBD's studios are currently located at the Capitol Theatre in downtown Wheeling, while its transmitter resides in the city's northern end. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WBBD is relayed over low-power FM translator W280EW (103.9 FM) and is available online via iHeartRadio.

WBBD was established in 1941 as WKWK, which aired network programming in the 1940s and 1950s before emerging as a Top 40 station in the 1960s and 1970s. Later operating various oldies and adult standards formats, it has broadcast Fox Sports Radio since 2014 after a brief period airing comedy radio.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBBD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.