WHBY
City | Kimberly, Wisconsin |
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Broadcast area | Green Bay-Appleton-Oshkosh |
Branding | Newstalk 1150 |
Frequency | 1150 kHz |
Translator(s) | 103.5 W278AU (Appleton) |
First air date | 1925 (at 1230) |
Format | News/Talk |
Power |
20,000 watts (day) 25,000 watts (night) 83 watts (day and night on auxiliary backup) |
Class | B |
Facility ID | 73660 |
Transmitter coordinates |
44°8′20″N 88°32′46″W / 44.13889°N 88.54611°W 44°15′37″N 88°22′0″W / 44.26028°N 88.36667°W (auxiliary backup) |
Callsign meaning | Where Happy Boys Yodel[1] |
Former frequencies | 1230 kHz (1925-1991) |
Affiliations | CBS Radio, Talk Radio Network, Westwood One |
Owner | Woodward Communications, Inc. |
Sister stations | WAPL, WKSZ, WKZG, WKZY, WSCO, WZOR |
Webcast | Listen Live! |
Website | whby.com |
WHBY (1150 AM, "Newstalk 1150") is a News/Talk formatted radio station licensed to Kimberly, Wisconsin, that serves the Green Bay and Appleton-Oshkosh areas. The station is owned by Woodward Communications and features programming from CBS Radio, Premiere Radio, Talk Radio Network and Westwood One.[2] WHBY's studios and transmitters are located on College Avenue in Appleton.[3]
Programming
WHBY features local news and talk programming weekdays, as well as syndicated programming like Coast to Coast AM, Clark Howard, Doug Stephan's Talk Radio Countdown, Michael Savage, Leo Laporte, Neal Boortz and Sports Byline USA. Game broadcasts include Green Bay Packers football, NFL Football, Milwaukee Brewers baseball as well as University of Wisconsin–Madison basketball and football and local high school sports.
Local personalities
- Dave Edwards (WHBY Morning Show)
- Alex Solsma (WHBY Sports)
- Phil Cianciola "The Biggest Name in Fox Cities Radio" (The PhilCast)
- Reggie Risseeuw (Executive Producer of The PhilCast)
- Kathy Keene (The Good Neighbor Show)
- Bob Salm (Noon News Hour)
- Mike Kemmeter (WHBY News)
- Rick Schuh (WHBY News)
- Ray Waiter (WHBY News)
- Carol Patrizi (WHBY News)
Syndicated programs
- Coast To Coast AM
- Doug Stephan's Talk Radio Countdown
- Clark Howard
- Roger Hedgecock
- Sports Byline USA
- The Handyman Show with Glenn Haege
- Dr. Ronald Hoffman's Health Talk
- Leo Laporte
- Neal Boortz
- Steve Malzberg
- Pro Sports Weekly with Wayne Larrivee
- Jerry Doyle
- The Garden Hotline with Ralph Snodsmith
- The Car Doctor with Ron Ananian
- Meet The Press
- The Travel Show with Arthur Frommer
- Phil Valentine
Website
On January 21, 2009 at 10:00 AM, WHBY launched its revamped website at WHBY.com. The website features streaming radio, news headlines, podcasts, community events, personality biographies, blogs, photos and more features.
References
- ↑ "The WBAY Building".
- ↑ "WHBY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ Fybush, Scott (2006-04-07). "Towers from the North Country: The Big Trip, 2005; Part IX: Fond du Lac, Oshkosh and the Fox Cities".
External links
- WHBY website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WHBY
- Radio-Locator Information on WHBY
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WHBY
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W278AU
- Radio-Locator information on W278AU