WBRN AM 1460 Big Rapids

Also heard on FM translators:

• W236BR 95.1 Reed City
• W299BE 107.7 Big Rapids

Slogan/Positioner: NewsRadio WBRN

Format: News/Talk/Sports

Web site: www.wbrn.com

E-Mail: visit web site

Class: B
Daytime Power / # of Towers: 5,000 watts / 1, omnidirectional
Nighttime Power / # of Towers: 2,500 watts / 3, directional

FCC technical information:

• engineering data
• station details

More about station:

• Radio Locator coverage areas: Day, Night
• FCCInfo.com listing
• Recnet Broadcast Query
• WBRN on Facebook
• WBRN from TuneIn
• WBRN from Wikipedia
• Tower photos, thanks Tom Bosscher

Call Sign History:

• WBRN

Call Sign Origin: Big Rapids Michigan

On Air Date: 1953

Translator stations:

• W236BR 95.1 Reed City: 80 watts / 46 feet / D
  Const permit: 250 watts / 46 feet / D
  Tech info: engineering data, station details, FCCInfo.com, Recnet
  Location map
  Coverage areas: FCC, Radio Locator
  CP coverage areas: FCC, Radio Locator
• W299BE 107.7 Big Rapids: 217 watts / 0 feet / D
  Tech info: engineering data, station details, FCCInfo.com, Recnet
  Location map
  Coverage areas: FCC, Radio Locator

Owner: Mentor Partners

Telephone: (231) 796-7684

Notes/History:

• 7/2008: Construction permit granted for translator at 95.1 Reed City (W236BR). License granted in June, 2011 to rebroadcast sister station WYBR-FM. Translator later changes to simulcast of WBRN.
• 2/2008: FCC gives special temporary authority for FM translator 107.7 W299BE Big Rapids to rebroadcast WBRN AM. WBRN becomes the first AM station in Michigan to have an approved FM translator.
• 9/2007: License granted for translator W299BE 107.7.
• 4/2005: FCC approves sale of stations.
• 3/1/2005: WBRN-AM 1460 and WBRN-FM 100.9 are sold by RH Communications to Mentor Partners for $850,000 pending FCC approval. Mentor takes over operations of both WBRN-FM and AM under a local marketing agreement. Mentor also owns/operates WYBR-FM 102.3 Big Rapids.
• 9/8/2004: Construction permit granted for translator at 107.7 (W299BE).
• At one time WBRN broadcast in AM stereo but it was dropped.

Center of antenna array/transmitter location:

Mecosta County

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