WMBH
Radio station in Joplin, Missouri, United States
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WMBH (1560 AM, "Somo Sports Radio") is a radio station licensed to Joplin, Missouri. The station is a Infinity Sports Network affiliate, with some programming from the Vegas Stats & Information Network. Its programming is also carried by K268CP 101.3 FM, licensed to Joplin.[citation needed] The station used to share the site for KQYX (1450kHz). Now the station has sole use of the site on West Citation Lane.
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| Frequency | 1560 kHz |
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| Branding | Somo Sports Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports radio |
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| Ownership | |
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| KHST | |
| History | |
First air date | August 14, 1962 |
Former call signs | KQYX (1962–2001) |
Call sign meaning | "Where Memories Bring Happiness" (slogan first year of operation) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 72493 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 37°05′21″N 94°33′46″W |
| Translator | 101.3 K268CP (Joplin) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | somosportsradio |
History
The station was first licensed, as KQYX, on August 14, 1962[2] to William B. Neal in Joplin. On July 25, 2001, the station engaged in a two-way call sign and format swap, with AM 1560 KQYX becoming WMBH and receiving a sports format, and AM 1450 WMBH becoming KQYX.[citation needed]
On October 9, 2006, WMBH flipped formats from talk/sports to urban contemporary as "1560 The Beat".[3]
In January 2022, WMBH rebranded as "Somo Sports Radio" and switched affiliations from Fox Sports Radio to CBS Sports Radio.[4]
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