WBCF (AM)
Radio station in Florence, Alabama, United States
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WBCF (1240 kHz, "NewsTalk 1240") was an AM radio station broadcasting a news/talk format.[2] Licensed to serve the community of Florence, Alabama, the station broadcast to the Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area. The station was owned by Benny Carle Broadcasting, Inc.
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| Broadcast area | Florence-Muscle Shoals |
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| Frequency | 1240 kHz |
| Branding | NewsTalk 1240 |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Benny Carle Broadcasting, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | 1946 |
Last air date | 2024 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 4769 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°47′01″N 87°42′15″W |
| Translator | 97.1 W246BS (Florence) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
History
WBCF went on the air in 1946,[3] and featured programming from Westwood One, CBS News Radio, and Fox News Radio.[4]
Company namesake Benny Carle was, from the 1950s through the 1970s, a children's show host on Birmingham and Huntsville television stations, the latter of which (the present WAFF-TV) he was a minority owner.
The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on January 2, 2025.[5]
