WBFN AM 1400 Battle Creek
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Format: Silent/off-air
Web site:
E-Mail:
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Class: C
Daytime Power / # of Towers: 1,000 watts / 1 / omnidirectional
Unlimited operations
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More Technical Information:
- engineering data
- station details
- FCCInfo.com
- Recnet Broadcast Query
- Coverage map (Radio Locator)
- Tower photos, thanks Tom Bosscher
Call Sign History:
- WBFN: 7/27/2006
- WRCC: 1/10/1997
- WWKN: 3/18/1996
- WELL: 8/1/1988
- WKNR:
- WKFR:
- WKBP:
Call Sign Origin: Battle Creek's The Fan
On Air Date: 1926
Owner: Cumulus Broadcasting which will donate to Family Life Communications
Telephone: (269) 963-5555
Notes/History:
- 3/2009: FCC again approves sale of 8 Battle Creek and Ann Arbor stations from Clear Channel to Cumulus.
- 12/2007: The FCC approved the sale of Clear Channel's Ann Arbor (country WWWW-FM 102.9, adult alternative WQKL-FM 107.1, sports WTKA AM 1050, talk WLBY AM 1290) and Battle Creek (talk WBCK-FM 95.3, soft rock WBXX-FM 104.9, talk WBCK AM 930, silent WBFN AM 1400) clusters to Cumulus Broadcasting. Simultaneously, the Commission approved the transfer of WBFN to Family Life Broadcasting and the transfer of WBCK AM into the Stratus Radio LLC trust. The complicated transaction was first announced in December 2006.
- 9/2007: Station goes silent as it transfers between owners.
- 12/2006: Cumulus is acquiring Ann Arbor stations WWWW-FM 102.9, WQKL-FM 107.1, WTKA AM 1050, and WLBY AM 1290 along with Battle Creek stations WBXX-FM 95.3, WRCC-FM 104.9, WBCK AM 930, and WBFN AM 1400 from Clear Channel pending FCC approval and closing. Cumulus will then immediately donate WBFN AM 1400 Battle Creek to Family Life Communications.
- 8/1/2006: Format change to Sports as 'Sports Radio 1400 WBFN The Fan' from Adult Standards 'Unforgettable 1400'
- 7/18/2000: AMFM/Clear Channel merger approved
- 10/1999: AMFM to merge with Clear Channel
- 3/1999: Capstar officially becomes part of Chancellor (AMFM) with approval of FCC.
- 8/27/1998: Capstar and Chancellor Media are to merge.
- 1/10/1997: Format/call sign/band switch with WWKN-FM 104.9
- Originally owned by Battle Creek Enquirer and News
Center of antenna array/transmitter location:
Calhoun County
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