WMBH

WMBH (1560 AM) is a radio station licensed to Joplin, Missouri. The station is a Fox Sports affiliate. Its programming is also carried by K268CP 101.3 FM, licensed to Joplin.

WMBH
CityJoplin, Missouri
Frequency1560 kHz
1340 kilohertz KSEK
BrandingFox Sports 101.3 - 1560
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsFox Sports
Ownership
OwnerMichael Day Landis
History
First air date
1962
Former call signs
KQYX (1962-2001)
Call sign meaning
Where
Memories
Bring
Happiness
(slogan first year of operation)
Technical information
Facility ID72493
ClassD
Power500 watts daytime
35 watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
37°04′10″N 94°32′49″W
Translator(s)K268CP 101.3 FM (Joplin)
Links
Websitefoxsportsjoplin.com

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 letter 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]

References

  1. "Date First Licensed", FCC History Cards for WMBH.
  2. KQYX/WMBH History (kcradio.robzerwekh.com)


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