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| Broadcast area | Bowling Green, Kentucky Northern Nashville, Tennessee |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1340 kHz |
| Branding | AM 1340 & FM 94.5 WBGN |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Forever Communications, Inc. |
| WUHU, WBVR-FM, WLYE-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | November 24, 1959 |
Call sign meaning | Bowling GreeN, KY[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 27243 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°0′34″N 86°27′9″W / 37.00944°N 86.45250°W |
| Translator(s) | 94.5 W233CZ (Bowling Green) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | AM 1340 & 94.5 FM WBGN |
WBGN (1340 AM) is an oldies formatted radio station licensed to Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States. The station is currently owned by Forever Communications, Inc.[3] as part of a conglomerate with Glasgow–licensed country music station WLYE-FM (94.1 FM), Auburn–licensed country station WBVR-FM (96.7 FM), and Smiths Grove–licensed Top 40/CHR station WUHU (107.1 FM). All four stations share studios on Scottsville Road in southern Bowling Green, and its transmitter is located off Church Avenue in the northern part of the city.
To complement its AM signal, WBGN operates an FM translator station on 94.5 FM under the callsign W233CZ. That station's transmitter is shared with the AM signal.
- ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBGN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WBGN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.