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| Broadcast area | Tampa Bay Area |
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| Frequency | 820 kHz |
| Branding | The Big 8 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Hot Talk and Sports |
| Affiliations | Infinity Sports Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WHBO, WMGG | |
| History | |
First air date | May 29, 1972 (as WSST) |
Former call signs | WSST (1972–1985) WRFA (1985–1994) WYTA (4/94-10/94) WNZE (1994–1996) WZTM (1996–2000) WMGG (2000–2009) |
Call sign meaning | Tampa BAy |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 51971 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 50,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 27°54′30.00″N 82°46′51.00″W / 27.9083333°N 82.7808333°W |
| Translator(s) | 96.7 W244EG (Tampa) 98.3 W252DF (Largo) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | newstalkflorida.com |
WWBA (820 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station that airs a hot talk and sports radio format. Licensed to Largo, Florida, it serves the Tampa Bay area. The station is currently owned by Genesis Communications of Tampa Bay, LLC, and is operated by NIA Broadcasting under a local marketing agreement (LMA). Middays, nights and weekends, the station carries the Infinity Sports Network. Weekday mornings and for an hour in the afternoon, it runs the syndicated and Florida-based "Bubba The Love Sponge Show."
WWBA is one of two 50,000-watt stations in the Tampa Bay area, along with WJBR (1010 AM). By day, WWBA is powered at 50,000 watts, the maximum for commercial AM stations. As AM 820 is a clear channel frequency reserved for WBAP in Fort Worth, Texas, WWBA reduces power to 1,000 watts at night to avoid interference and uses a directional antenna at all times. WWBA's transmitter is on 8th Avenue SE in Largo.[2]
WWBA is also heard on two FM translator stations: 96.7 W244EG in Tampa and 98.3 W252DF in Largo.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWBA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WWBA