WRBD (AM)

WRBD
Broadcast areaGainesville-Ocala-Central Florida
Frequency1230 kHz
BrandingPower 92.1
Programming
FormatUrban contemporary
Ownership
Owner
  • William Johnson
  • (Urban One Broadcasting Network, LLC)
WMOP
History
First air date
February 1948; 76 years ago (1948-02)
Former call signs
WGGG (1947–2023)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID72101
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Translator(s)92.1 W221DX (Gainesville)
Repeater(s)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitepowerstation92.com

WRBD (1230 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Gainesville, Florida, broadcasting to the Gainesville-Ocala-Central Florida area. It simulcasts an urban contemporary format with WMOP (900 AM) in Ocala. They are owned by the Urban One Broadcasting Network headed by radio personality William Johnson. (It is not affiliated with Urban One, Inc., based in the Washington, D.C. area.) WRBD has studios and offices on SW 6th Avenue in Ocala.

WRBD is a Class C AM station. It is powered at 1,000 watts. The transmitter tower is on NW 67th Street near NW 35th Avenue in Gainesville.[2] Programming is also heard on 99-watt FM translator W221DX at 92.1 MHz. It uses the translator's frequency for its moniker, "Power 92.1."

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRBD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WRBD