WMBH explained

WMBH
City:Joplin, Missouri
Branding:Somo Sports Radio
Frequency:1560 kHz
Format:Sports radio
Class:D
Licensing Authority:FCC
Facility Id:72493
Coordinates:37.0694°N -94.5469°W
Callsign Meaning:"Where Memories Bring Happiness" (slogan first year of operation)
Former Callsigns:KQYX (1962–2001)
Owner:Michael Day Landis
Licensee:Land Go Radio Group LLC
Sister Stations:KHST

WMBH (1560 AM, "Somo Sports Radio") is a radio station licensed to Joplin, Missouri. The station is a Infinity Sports Network affiliate, with some programming from the Vegas Stats & Information Network. Its programming is also carried by K268CP 101.3 FM, licensed to Joplin.

History

The station was first licensed, as KQYX, on August 14, 1962[1] to William B. Bell in Joplin. On July 25, 2001, the station engaged in a two-way call sign and format swap, with AM 1560 KQYX becoming WMBH and receiving a sports format, and AM 1450 WMBH becoming KQYX.

On October 9, 2006, WMBH flipped formats from talk/sports to urban contemporary as "1560 The Beat".[2]

In January 2022, WMBH rebranded as "Somo Sports Radio" and switched affiliations from Fox Sports Radio to CBS Sports Radio.[3]

External links

FM translator

Notes and References

  1. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=44253 "Date First Licensed"
  2. https://kcradio.robzerwekh.com/1560jln.html KQYX/WMBH History
  3. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/219103/multiple-recent-changes-in-joplin-pittsburg/ Multiple Recent Changes In Joplin/Pittsburg