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| Broadcast area | Polk County, Florida |
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| Frequency | 1130 kHz |
| Branding | Classic Hits 102.9 WBF |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Affiliations | Westwood One Fox News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Thornburg Communications, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | September 6, 1969 (as WPUL) |
Former call signs | WPUL (1969–1984) |
Call sign meaning | Wonderful Bartow Florida |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 66926 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 2,500 watts days 500 watts nights |
Transmitter coordinates | 27°54′31.00″N 81°49′33.00″W / 27.9086111°N 81.8258333°W |
| Translator(s) | 97.1 W246DX (Winter Haven) 102.9 W275AX (Bartow) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wwbf.com |
WWBF (1130 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Bartow, Florida.[2] As the capital city of Polk County, Bartow is centrally located in the Lakeland - Winter Haven Metropolitan Area. WWBF has a classic hits radio format and is owned by Thornburg Communications, Inc. Its moniker is "102.9 WBF," using its FM dial position and dropping one of the two W's in its call sign.
By day, WWBF is powered at 2,500 watts non-directional. But to avoid interference with other stations on 1130 AM, it reduces power at night to 500 watts, using a directional antenna with a three-tower array.[3] Programming is also heard on FM translator W275AX at 102.9 MHz.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWBF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WWBF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WWBF