WGBB
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| Broadcast area | Long Island, New York |
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| Branding | 1240AM |
| First air date | 1924 (as WGBB) Jan. 22, 1988 (as WBAB) April 15, 1991 (as WGBB) |
| Frequency | 1240 (kHz) |
| Format | Specialty, Multi-cultural programming |
| ERP | 1000 watts |
| Class | C |
| Callsign meaning | Where Great Broadcasting Begins |
| Owner | WGBB AM, Inc. |
| Website | [1] |
WGBB is an AM radio station licensed by the FCC in Freeport, New York. It is located at 1240 kHz on the AM dial.
[edit] History
WGBB has been serving the Long Island area since 1924. WGBB serves western Suffolk, Nassau, Queens, Brooklyn and parts of New Jersey.
The station features a blend of specialty programming with a multi-cultural flavor. WGBB broadcasts in two languages, English and Chinese. The station's mailing address is located in West Babylon, New York, while the FCC query information says its mailing address is in Flushing, New York. This is because in the summer of 2003, WGBB moved its studio location to West Babylon. The Chinese Radio Network, which airs weekdays from 6am-6pm, operates out of Flushing. Since 2003 the station has offered live streaming broadcasts on their website.
From Jan. 22, 1988 until April 15, 1991 WGBB was known by the call sign WBAB.
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See also: The New York and Riverhead-Hamptons Radio markets, which are Arbitron #1 and #260 as many stations will overlap with those two markets.
In Market Stations: (FM) 88.7 | 88.9 | 90.1 | 90.3 | 91.9 | 94.3 | 95.1 | 97.5 | 98.3 | 99.9 | 102.3 | 103.1 | 106.1 | (AM) 540 | 740 | 1100 | 1240 | 1520
Stamford: 95.9 | 96.7 New Haven: 99.1 Bridgeport: 107.9
New York City: (FM) 89.1 | 89.9 | 90.7 | 91.5 | 92.3 | 92.7 | 93.1 | 93.9 | 94.7 | 95.5 | 96.3 | 97.1 | 97.9 | 98.7 | 99.5
100.3 | 101.1 | 101.9 | 102.7 | 103.5 | 104.3 | 105.1 | 106.7 | 107.5 | (AM) 570 | 620 | 660 | 710 | 770 | 820 | 880 | 930 | 1010 | 1050 | 1130 | 1190 | 1280 | 1600 | 1560
