WBHB-FM
WBHB-FM is owned and operated by M. Belmont Verstandig, Inc.
History
Beginning in the late 1970s, then WAYZ 101.5 FM was a country-formatted station.
VerStandig bought FM 104.7 from John Staub (Hagerstown Broadcasting) and moved the WAYZ country format there in 2000, leaving it with FM 101.5; it broadcast an audio CNN headline news format for three weeks.
Top 40 "Magic 101.5" debuted in October 2000, and operated until February 27, 2005.
On February 27 of that year, Hagerstown-based WARX flipped to classic hits as "106.9 The Eagle", a few hours before Verstandig flipped WWMD to classic rock as "Eagle 101.5" with the callsign WEEG. After a few days of dueling "Eagle"s, WWMD ceded the branding, briefly going with "The New 101.5". The following week, it became "Classic Rock 101.5" with the callsign WFYN. Local media observers noted the similarity of the new callsign, which had no obvious meaning, to a profane insult ("fuck you, Nassau") over the branding conflict.
On September 17, 2007, WFYN flipped from classic rock to active rock as Rock 101.5.
On March 16, 2009, WFYN became WBHB-FM and changed its Rock 101.5 branding to 101.5 Bob Rocks; it continues to broadcast an active rock format.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBHB-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Hughes, Dave (27 February 2005). "Two Eagles Land In Hagerstown". DCRTV. Archived from the original on 2005-03-01.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (7 March 2005). "["And speaking of Nassau,..."]". Northeast Radio Watch. Archived from the original on 2005-03-18.
- ^ Hughes, Dave (14 March 2005). "WEEG Becomes WFYN". DCRTV. Archived from the original on 2005-03-22.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (14 March 2005). "["And there are new calls (again) for the former WWMD..."]". Northeast Radio Watch. Archived from the original on 2005-03-23.
External links
- 101.5 Bob Rocks Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 27401 (WBHB-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WBHB-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database