WBCF (AM) explained

WBCF
City:Florence, Alabama
Area:Florence-Muscle Shoals
Branding:NewsTalk 1240
Frequency:1240 kHz
Format:News/talk
Power:1,000 watts unlimited
Class:C
Facility Id:4769
Coordinates:34.7836°N -87.7042°W
Owner:Benny Carle Broadcasting, Inc.
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:wbcf.com
Affiliations:Bloomberg Radio
Fox News Radio
CBS News Radio
NBC News Radio
Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Westwood One
Licensing Authority:FCC

WBCF (1240 kHz, "NewsTalk 1240") is an American AM radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format.[1] Licensed to serve the community of Florence, Alabama, the station broadcasts to the Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area.

History

The station is currently owned by Benny Carle Broadcasting, Inc., and features programming from Westwood One, CBS Radio, and Fox News Radio.[2]

Company namesake Benny Carle was, from the 1950s through the 1970s, a children's show host on Birmingham and Huntsville television stations, the latter of which (the present WAFF-TV) he was a minority owner.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WBCF Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  2. Web site: Arbitron . Station Information Profile.