WXYB
- For the station in Zeeland, Michigan that previously used the WXYB calls, see WGNB.
| City of license | Indian Rocks Beach, Florida |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Pinellas County, Florida |
| Frequency | 1520 kHz |
| Format | Spanish/Ethnic/Brokered |
| Power | 600 watts day |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 2918 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 27°50′45.00″N 82°46′21.00″W / 27.8458333°N 82.7725000°W |
| Former callsigns | WGNB |
| Owner |
Angelatos Broadcasting (Asa Broadcasting, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WPSO |
WXYB (1520 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish/ethnic format. Licensed to Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, US, the station is currently owned by Angelatos Broadcasting.
The station also sells brokered time to other advertisers and groups.
Because it shares the same frequency as "clear channel" radio stations WWKB in Buffalo, New York and KOKC in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this station operates during the daytime hours only. On May 15, 2008, the Federal Communications Commission fined WXYB with $4,000 for operating during the nighttime hours. Further inspections find that while the station signed off, equipment failure has prevented WXYB from shutting down completely. It has since then been fixed and the FCC also reduced the fines to $3,000 based on its history of compliance with the rules.[1]
Tower collapse and subsequent move
WXYB transmits from a tower located on Cheyenne Drive near 78th Avenue North in Seminole. WXYB had been transmitting from tower #1 used by WHBO. However in 2006, the tower fell when the guy wires were clipped by construction equipment at a housing development that was built around the antennas.[2] WXYB was forced to operate from the third tower of the former WFSO (now WTBN) array, under FCC Special Temporary Authority ("STA").[3] This tower was not used by WHBO, while the other two in the array were.
In August, 2010, WXYB applied to use the "STA" tower as its permanent home, with a new nighttime authorization of 20 watts. The FCC granted the construction permit on October 14, 2011.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "FCC fines Florida AM-daytimer for staying on after sunset". Radio-Info.com. 15 May 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ↑ licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1141720.
- ↑ licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101242382&qnum=5330©num=1&exhcnum=1.
- ↑ licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101418513&formid=301&fac_num=2918.
- ↑ licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1418513.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WXYB
- Radio-Locator Information on WXYB
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WXYB
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