WFNB (AM)
Radio station in Brazil, Indiana, United States
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WFNB (1130 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports radio format. Licensed to Brazil, Indiana, United States, the station serves the Terre Haute area. It first began broadcasting in 1960 under the call sign WITE. The station is owned by Joey and Kelsey O’Rourke, through licensee JKO Media Group.[2]
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| Broadcast area | Terre Haute, Indiana |
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| Frequency | 1130 kHz |
| Branding | The Fanbase |
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| Format | Sports radio |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio |
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First air date | May 17, 1960 (first license granted) |
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Call sign meaning | "Fanbase" |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 19669 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 39°30′44.00″N 87°8′18.00″W |
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| Webcast | player |
| Website | www |
History
The station was first licensed as WITE on May 17, 1960. It changed its call sign to WBZI on September 5, 1962; to WWCM on November 9, 1964; and to WNSA on July 13, 1981.[3] The WWCM call sign returned on July 14, 1982; on June 6, 1985, the station changed its call sign to WSDM; again on October 15, 1987, to WBZL; on February 15, 1992, back to WSDM; on January 31, 2000, to WSDX; on September 24, 2012, to WFNF; and on August 22, 2017, to WAMB.[4]
On September 1, 2017, WAMB changed formats from sports to adult standards, branded as "Timeless Classics 1130 AM 99.5 FM".[5] On September 15, 2021, WAMB changed its format from adult standards to soft adult contemporary, branded as "The Breeze".[6] In 2024, after being sold by David Crooks' DLC Media to Joey and Kelsey O’Rourke's JKO Media for $875,000, the station returned to sports as WFNB, "The Fanbase".[7]
Translator
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| W258BA | 99.5 FM | Terre Haute, Indiana | 152754 | 250 | 119.8 m (393 ft) | D | 39°27′13″N 87°28′15″W | LMS |
| W295CQ | 106.9 FM | Brazil, Indiana | 200297 | 250 | 0 m (0 ft) | D | 39°30′44.1″N 87°8′18.1″W | LMS |
