WHFB (AM)

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WHFB
City of license	Benton Harbor, Michigan-St. Joseph, Michigan
Broadcast area	(Daytime) (Critical Hours) (Nighttime)
Frequency	1060 kHz
First air date	October 23, 1963
Format	Oldies
Power	5,000 watts (Daytime) 2,500 watts (Critical Hours) 1 watt (Nighttime)
Class	D
Callsign meaning	Heart of the Fruit Belt
Affiliations	CBS Radio
Owner	Gerard Media, LLC

WHFB (1060 AM) is a U.S. radio station dually licensed to the Twin Cities of Benton Harbor and St. Joseph, Michigan, broadcasting a Oldies format.

It broadcast from its studios on Fairplain Avenue located in Fair Plain, Michigan, an unincorporated area south of Benton Harbor.^[1] Previously the station had long aired a sydicated Talk radio format as "All Talk - AM 1060" and later "Fox News Radio AM 1060".^[2]^[3] Over the years, hosts heard on the station have included Laura Ingraham, Bill O'Reilly, Bob Dornan, Sean Hannity, Michael Savage, and Monica Crowley.^[4]^[5]^[6] The station went off the air in the June 2012.^[7] and the station was sold from WHFB Broadcast Associates to WIMS owner Gerard Media, LLC.^[8]^[9] In October 2013, it was noted back on the air with a simulcast of WIMS, and the stations' top-of-the-hour ID mentioned both WIMS and WHFB.^[10] By the end of 2013, the station was airing an oldies format, independent of WIMS. Former sister station WHFB-FM is now separately owned and continues to broadcast with a country music format.

Sources

Michiguide.com - WHFB History

References

↑ Contact Info. whfbam.com. Internet Archive. February 5, 2005. Accessed January 2, 2014
↑ All Talk! AM 1060 whfbam.com. Internet Archive. February 5, 2005. Accessed January 2, 2014
↑ From Southwest Michigan's Harbors to Chicago's Lakefront! whfbam.com. Internet Archive. March 17, 2008. Accessed January 2, 2014
↑ Program Guide whfbam.com. Internet Archive. March 5, 2001. Accessed January 2, 2014
↑ Program Listings whfbam.com. Internet Archive. February 5, 2005. Accessed January 2, 2014
↑ Programming Line-up for All Talk 1060, WHFB whfbam.com. Internet Archive. April 9, 2009. Accessed January 2, 2014
↑ Application Search Details fcc.gov. Accessed January 2, 2013
↑ Application Search Details fcc.gov. Accessed January 2, 2013
↑ AM sold on shores of Lake Michigan RBR.com. June 11, 2013. Accessed January 2, 2013
↑ http://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/msg/1381767025.html

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WHFB

Radio-Locator Information on WHFB

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WHFB

v t e Radio stations in the Benton Harbor-St. Joseph market

By FM frequency	88.7 89.9 90.3 90.7 91.1 92.1 94.9 96.5 97.5 98.3 99.1 99.9 100.7 101.5 102.5 103.7 105.3 107.1

By AM frequency	1060 1400

By callsign	W212CL W216BX W273BM WBHC-LP WBYT WCSY-FM WCXB WCXT WHFB WHFB-FM WHPD WIRX WNSN WSIS WSJM WSJM-FM WSMK WVBH-LP WYTZ

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v t e Oldies radio stations in the state of Michigan

By frequency	810 850 1060 1160 1360 1400 1450 1450 1460 (silent) 1480 1490 1590 93.9 97.3 99.3 99.5 99.9 100.9 103.7 103.7 105.5

By callsign	WBET-FM WCSY-FM WCXI WDEE-FM WGKL WGVS WGVU WHAK-FM WHFB WHTO WHYB WKLA WKYO WMJH WNBY-FM WNGE WPON WQXC-FM WQXO WTIQ WTVB

By city	Allegan Benton Harbor-St. Joseph Caro Cassopolis Coldwater Fenton Gladstone Kentwood/Grand Rapids Ludington Manistique Menominee Muskegon Munising Negaunee Newberry Reed City Rockford/Grand Rapids Rogers City South Haven Sturgis Walled Lake

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Michigan

Coordinates: 42°04′44″N 86°28′00″W / 42.07889°N 86.46667°W / 42.07889; -86.46667

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