WXYB

WXYB (1520 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, and serving the Tampa Bay area. The station is currently owned by Angelatos Broadcasting.

For the station in Zeeland, Michigan that previously used the WXYB calls, see WGNB.
WXYB
CityIndian Rocks Beach, Florida
Broadcast areaPinellas County, Florida
Frequency1520 kHz
Translator(s)W280FD 103.9 MHz (Largo)
First air dateMay 11, 1963
FormatGreek/Ethnic/Brokered
Power1,000 watts day
13 watts night
ClassD
Facility ID2918
Transmitter coordinates27°50′45.00″N 82°46′21.00″W
Former call signsWGNB
OwnerAngelatos Broadcasting
(Asa Broadcasting, Inc.)
Sister stationsWPSO, WZRA-CD
WebsiteWXYB.htm

The station airs an ethnic radio format featuring shows in Greek, Spanish and other languages. It sells blocks of brokered time to hosts who then seek advertising support from their communities.

AM facilities and FM translator

Because it shares AM 1520 with Class A clear channel radio stations WWKB in Buffalo, New York and KOKC in Oklahoma City, this station previously was a daytimer. To avoid interfering with those 50,000 watt stations, it was required to sign off at sunset. On May 15, 2008, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) fined WXYB $4,000 for operating during the nighttime hours. Further inspections find that while the station signed off, equipment failure has prevented WXYB from shutting down completely. It has since then been fixed and the FCC reduced the fines to $3,000 based on its history of compliance with the rules.[1]

WXYB is now able to broadcast around the clock. It is powered at 1,000 watts by day. But it operates at the reduced power of 13 watts after sunset. WXYB uses a non-directional antenna at all times. The transmitter is off Cheyenne Drive North in Seminole, Florida.[2]

WXYB is also heard on 65 watt FM translator station 103.9 W280FD in Largo, Florida.[3]

Tower collapse

WXYB transmits from a tower located on Cheyenne Drive near 78th Avenue North in Seminole. WXYB had been transmitting from tower #1 used by WHBO. However in 2006, the tower fell when the guy wires were clipped by construction equipment at a housing development that was built around the antennas.[4] WXYB was forced to operate from the third tower of the former WFSO (now WTBN) array, under FCC Special Temporary Authority ("STA").[5] This tower was not used by WHBO, while the other two in the array were.

In August, 2010, WXYB applied to use the "STA" tower as its permanent home, with a new nighttime authorization of 20 watts. The FCC granted the construction permit on October 14, 2011,[6][7] and the license on October 9, 2015.

References
  1. "FCC fines Florida AM-daytimer for staying on after sunset". Radio-Info.com. 15 May 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  2. Radio-Locator.com/WXYB
  3. Radio-Locator.com/W280FD
  4. licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1141720.
  5. licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101242382&qnum=5330&copynum=1&exhcnum=1.
  6. licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101418513&formid=301&fac_num=2918
  7. licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1418513
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