WBBB

WBBB
City of license Raleigh, North Carolina
Broadcast area Raleigh/Durham
Research Triangle
Branding Radio 96.1
Slogan More Music. Less Blah, Blah, Blah
Frequency 96.1 MHz
First air date 1949 (as WNAO-FM)
Format Adult hits
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 300 meters
Class C0
Facility ID 889
Callsign meaning We're Building a Better Burlington (used by another station)[1]
Former callsigns WNAO-FM (1949-1959)
WKIX-FM (1959-1970s)
WYYD (1970s-1980s)
WYLT (1980s-1985)
WYLT-FM (1985-1993)
WKIX-FM (1994-1998)[2][3]
Owner Curtis Media Group
Sister stations WKIX-AM, WKIX-FM, WQDR-FM, WYMY, WWPL, WQDR (AM), WPTF, WCLY
Webcast Listen Live
Website radio961.com

WBBB ("Radio 96.1"), is a Mainstream rock radio station based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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History

The station was signed on in 1949 by the Raleigh News and Observer as WNAO-FM to simulcast sister station WNAO, 850 AM. In 1959 the station became WKIX-FM, simulcasting much of sister AM WKIX's top 40 format. This move was out of necessity as WKIX-AM's 10 kW signal was powered down to a directional 5 kW at night, preventing the station from having full area coverage. In the 1970s, WKIX-FM changed format to easy listening WYYD. The station changed its letters to WYLT and became a satellite MOR station in the mid-80s, and began playing soft adult contemporary music soon after that. In 1994, WYLT traded call letters with co-owned WKIX and switched to country.[4] When the station switched to rock on January 28, 1998, the WBBB letters were taken from a Burlington, North Carolina radio station at 920 AM (which had originally signed on as WPCM). WBBB was called "Real Rock, 96rock" then transitioned to "The Rock Station, 96rock". As of November 2010, 96rock had a hard classic rock format playing everything from Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and Mötley Crüe to Nirvana and Alice In Chains. On June 10, 2011, long-time morning crew "Salt and Demetri The Greek" were fired from the station. On November 21, 2011, the station eliminated the rest of its live, on-air talent, shifted its format to Adult hits, and rebranded as "Radio 96.1."

(WBBB's logo under previous "96rock" branding)

References

  1. ^ "Callsign Cryptology". Archived from the original on 2009-10-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20091022160111/http://geocities.com/rduradiowaves/calls.html. Retrieved 2008-07-28. 
  2. ^ "Call Sign History (WBBB)". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=889&Callsign=WBBB. Retrieved 2009-03-24. 
  3. ^ David Menconi, "Station Opts for Format of 'Real Rock'", The News & Observer, January 29, 1998.
  4. ^ David Menconi, "WYLT Changes Format, Call Letters - Station Chucks Alternative Rock for Country Digs", The News & Observer, January 5, 1994.

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Radio stations in the Raleigh-Durham market
By FM frequency

88.1 • 88.7 • 88.9 • 89.3 • 89.7 • 90.5 • 90.7 • 91.1 • 91.5 • 92.5 • 93.9 • 94.7 • 96.1 • 96.9 • 97.5 • 98.9 • 99.1 • 99.9 • 100.7 • 101.1 • 101.5 • 102.3 • 102.5 • 102.9 • 103.5 • 103.9 • 104.3 • 105.1 • 106.1 • 107.1 • 107.9
By AM frequency

540 • 570 • 620 • 680 • 750 • 780 • 850 • 1000 • 1030 • 1060 • 1090 • 1130 • 1240 • 1270 • 1310 • 1360 • 1410 • 1490 • 1530 • 1550 • 1590
By callsign

WAUG • WBBB • WCHL • WCKB • WCLY • WCMC-FM • WCOM-LP • WCPE • WDCG • WDNC • WDRU • WDUR • WFXC • WFXK • WHPY • WKIX (AM) • WKIX-FM • WKNC-FM • WKSL • WLLQ • WMPM • WNCU • WNNL • WPJL • WPLW • WPTF • WPYB • WQDR (AM) • WQDR-FM • WQOK • WRAL • WRDU • WRJD • WRTG • WRTP • WRVA-FM • WSHA • WTIK • WTSB • WUNC • WVDJ-LP • WVRD • WWPL • WXDU • WXYC • WYFL • WYMY • WZTK

North Carolina Radio Markets: Asheville • Charlotte • Fayetteville • Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point • Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville • Raleigh-Durham • Rocky Mount-Wilson • Wilmington

Other North Carolina Radio Regions: Elizabeth City-Nags Head • Roanoke Rapids-South Hill

See also: List of radio stations in North Carolina