WBFH FM 88.1 Bloomfield Hills

Slogan/Positioner: The Biff, Where FM Begins

Format: Variety; High school station

Web site: www.wbfh.fm

E-mail: visit web site

Power/Height/Class: 360 watts / 180 feet / A, directional

FCC technical information:

• engineering data
• station details
• coverage area

More web sites about WBFH:

• Radio Locator coverage area
• FCCInfo.com
• Recnet Broadcast Query
• WBFH, Live365.com
• WBFH, Wikipedia

Call Sign History: WBFH

Call Sign Origin: Bloomfield Hills

On Air Date: October 1, 1976

Owner: Bloomfield Hills Public Schools

Telephone: (248) 341-9234

Notes/History:

• Comprehensive station history and background from the WBFH web site
• 11/1999: First high school station in Michigan to broadcast live over Internet.
• 11/11/1995: WBFH becomes the first Michigan high school radio station to operate 365 days/year.
• 9/1992: "Somewhere In Time," an hour-long nostalgia program (Big Band, 1940s and 1950s music) hosted by former Bloomfield Hills School Board member C. Thomas Wilson, debuts. The daily show, whose title comes from the Christopher Reeve/Jane Seymour movie of the same name, will go on to be syndicated to 41 other radio stations across the United States.
• 8/1991: Power increase to 360 watts
• 10/1/1976: On-air at 88.1 with 10 watts; broadcast day is 6 hours long, from 3-9 pm.

Transmitter location:

Oakland County: Andover High School; Long Lake and Telegraph Rds (Bloomfield Twp)

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