WBBD

WBBD
City of license Wheeling, West Virginia
Broadcast area Wheeling, West Virginia
St. Clairsville, Ohio
Branding "1400 WBBD"
Slogan "Wheeling's Real Oldies"
Frequency 1400 kHz
First air date 1941
Format Oldies/Talk
Power 1,000 watts day and night
Class C
Facility ID 73192
Callsign meaning W Big BanD
Former callsigns WKWK
Affiliations Coast to Coast AM
Owner Clear Channel Communications
(Capstar TX Limited Partnership)
Sister stations WEGW, WKWK-FM, WOVK, WVKF, WWVA
Webcast Listen Live
Website WBBD Online

WBBD is an oldies and talk formatted broadcast radio station, licensed to Wheeling, West Virginia, serving Wheeling in West Virginia and St. Clairsville in Ohio. WBBD is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications.

Taking Over for WWVA

On August 4, 2010, severe thunderstorms, that's been classified as a "down burst" by the National Weather Service,[1] pushed through the Wheeling area knocking the 3 tower array, located in nearby St. Clairsville, Ohio, and used by sister station WWVA, to the ground. The station was knocked completely off the air and took its programming to WBBD on August 5. WBBD will temporarily carry WWVA's News/Talk/Sports programming lineup.[1][2][3] On August 5, 2010 at 10:30 pm transmissions were restored and WWVA was broadcasting on 1170 AM on temporary power.[4] At that time, WBBD resumed their normal programming.

References

  1. ^ a b "WWVA Radio Towers Destroyed by High Winds". WTRF-TV. 2010-08-04. http://www.wtrf.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=83934. Retrieved 2010-08-04. 
  2. ^ "WWVA Towers Knocked Down". WWVA. 2010-08-04. http://www.wwva.com/cc-common/mainheadlines2.html?feed=119921&article=7439986. Retrieved 2010-08-04. 
  3. ^ "Storms Cause Serious Damage, More On The Way". WTOV9. 2010-08-04. http://www.wtov9.com/weather/24515056/detail.html. Retrieved 2010-08-04. 
  4. ^ "Update: Back on the air". [[WWVA (AM)|]]. 2010-08-05. http://www.wwva.com/cc-common/mainheadlines2.html?feed=119921&article=7439986. Retrieved 2010-08-05. 

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Radio stations in the Wheeling, West Virginia market
By FM frequency
88.1 • 89.9 • 91.5 • 91.9 • 93.5 • 94.1 • 95.7 • 96.5 • 97.3 • 98.7 • 99.5 • 100.5 • 103.5 • 105.5 • 106.3 • 107.5
By AM frequency
950 • 1170 • 1290 • 1330 • 1340 • 1370 • 1400 • 1430 • 1600
By callsign
WBBD • WBGI-FM • WCDK • WDIG • WDUQ-LP • WEGW • WEIR • WETZ • WGLZ • WKKX • WKWK-FM • WOGH • WOMP • WOVK • WPHP • WSTV • WUKL • WVBC • WVKF • WVLY • WVNP-FM • WWVA • WYJK-FM • WYMJ

West Virginia Radio Markets: Beckley • Bluefield • Charleston • Elkins-Buckhannon-Weston • Huntington • Morgantown-Clarksburg-Fairmont • Parkersburg • Wheeling

Other West Virginia Radio Regions: Cumberland, MD • East-Central • Eastern Panhandle • Kingwood • Southern • West-Central

See also: List of radio stations in West Virginia
Oldies radio stations in the state of West Virginia
By callsign
See also: adult contemporary, classic hits, college, country, news/talk, NPR, oldies, religious, rock, sports, top 40, urban, and other radio stations in West Virginia
Also see: Oldies and Classic Hits.