WSB-FM

WSB-FM
Broadcast areaMetro Atlanta
Frequency98.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingB98.5
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatAdult contemporary
Subchannels
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
  • 1948 (1948) (at 104.5)
  • 1955 (1955) (at 98.5)
Former frequencies
104.5 MHz (1948–1952)
Call sign meaning
derived from its sister AM station
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID73978
ClassC0
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT313 meters (1,027 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
33°45′33″N 84°20′5″W / 33.75917°N 84.33472°W / 33.75917; -84.33472
Translator(s)HD3: 107.1 W296BB (Jonesboro)
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Websiteb985.com

WSB-FM (98.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Atlanta, Georgia. It carries an adult contemporary radio format and is owned by the Cox Media Group, serving as the group's flagship FM station. WSB-FM is the oldest FM radio station in Atlanta. The studios and offices are on Peachtree Street NE in Atlanta, in the WSB-TV and Radio Group Building.[2]

WSB-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts.[3] The transmitter is at the end of New Street NE in the Edgewood neighborhood of Atlanta.[4] It shares the tower with WABE-TV, WSTR-FM and WVEE-FM. It broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format; the HD2 subchannel airs a soft adult contemporary format, and the HD3 subchannel carries the Regional Mexican format heard on WLKQ-FM, and also feeds FM translator W296BB (107.1) in Jonesboro.[5]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSB-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "B98.5 FM". B98.5 FM.
  3. ^ FCC.gov/WSB-FM
  4. ^ "WSB-FM 98.5 MHz - Atlanta, GA". radio-locator.com.
  5. ^ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=76 HD Radio Guide for Atlanta