WBES
WBES is a Sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Charleston, West Virginia, serving South-Central West Virginia.[2] WBES is owned and operated by Bristol Broadcasting Company.[4]
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| City | Charleston, West Virginia |
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| Broadcast area | South-Central West Virginia |
| Branding | "95 The Sports Fox" |
| Slogan | "All Sports, All The Time!" |
| Frequency | 950 AM kHz |
| First air date | February 16, 1957[1] |
| Format | Sports[2] |
| Power | 5,000 Watts daytime 1,000 Watts nighttime |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 6873 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°23′11.0″N 81°42′51.0″W |
| Call sign meaning | W Beautiful Entertainment (in) Stereo |
| Former call signs | WKAZ (?-1983) WQBE (1983-2001) WVTS (2001-2010) WBES (2010-Present)[3] |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio |
| Owner | Bristol Broadcasting Company |
| Sister stations | WQBE-FM, WVSR-FM, WVTS, WYNL |
| Webcast | WBES Webstream |
| Website | WBES Online |
References
- Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-587. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- "WBES Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WBES
- Radio-Locator Information on WBES
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WBES
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