WLBR
WLBR (1270 AM, "WiLBuR 1270") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format.[1] Licensed to Lebanon, Pennsylvania. the station is currently owned by Forever Media, and features programming from Westwood One (formerly Cumulus Media Networks).[2] Prior to the sale of WLBR and WQIC (now WFVY), both stations were owned by the Lebanon Broadcasting Company.
City | Lebanon, Pennsylvania |
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Branding | WiLBuR 1270 |
Slogan | The Greatest Hits of All Time |
Frequency | 1270 kHz |
First air date | 1946 |
Format | Classic hits |
Power | 5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
Class | B |
Facility ID | 36874 |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°21′35.00″N 76°27′30.00″W |
Call sign meaning | W Lebanon BRoadcasting (former owner) |
Affiliations | Westwood One Westwood One News |
Owner | Forever Media (FM Radio Licenses, LLC) |
Sister stations | WFVY, WGTY, WGET, WHVR, WYCR |
Website | foreverlebanonvalley |
WLBR's studio shares the same building with sister station, 100.1 WFVY, along Pennsylvania Route 72 in Ebenezer, 2 miles northwest of Lebanon. The building has been the home of the station since the 1950s. WLBR's transmitter and four towers stand behind the studios.
After 70 years of family ownership, Lebanon Broadcasting president Robert Etter announced on August 23, 2019 that he is selling WLBR and WQIC to Holidaysburg-based Forever Media for $1.2 million.[3][4] The transaction was finalized on January 1, 2020.
On April 28, 2020, the station flipped to classic hits as WiLBuR 1270.[5]
References
- "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Spring 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- "WLBR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- "WLBR and WQIC will be sold to Holidaysburg-based Forever Media". LebTown.com. August 23, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- "Forever Media Pays $1.2 Million For WQIC-WLBR". InsideRadio. August 26, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- "WLBR Says Hello Wilbur". RadioInsight. 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WLBR
- Radio-Locator Information on WLBR
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WLBR