WBHU
| City | St. Augustine Beach, Florida |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Branding | Beach 105.5 |
| Slogan | St. Augustine's Everything Station |
| Frequency | 105.5 MHz |
| First air date | 1995 (as WJQR) |
| Format | Adult Hits |
| ERP | 16,000 watts |
| HAAT | 125 meters (410 ft) |
| Class | C3 |
| Facility ID | 53672 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 29°47′47.00″N 81°19′53.00″W / 29.7963889°N 81.3313889°W |
| Former callsigns |
WJQR (June 13, 1995–January 21, 2000) WYGV (January 21, 2000–March 21, 2003) WSJF (March 21, 2003-May 24, 2011) WYRE-FM (May 24, 2011-September 30, 2014) WALE (September 30, 2014-December 22, 2014) |
| Owner |
James Martin (Flagler Broadcasting, LLC) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | beach1055.com |
WBHU (105.5 FM, "Beach 105.5") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format.[1] Previously, it aired an oldies music format as part of the True Oldies Channel network. Other previous formats included Hot Country (as WJQR), Rhythmic Oldies, Hot AC, and Smooth Jazz.
Licensed to St. Augustine Beach, Florida, USA, the station serves the Jacksonville, Florida, area. The station is currently owned by James Martin, through licensee Flagler Broadcasting, LLC.[2]
History
The station was assigned the callsign WJQR on June 13, 1995. WJQR signed on as "Hot Country 105.5 WJQR" with Jacksonville personality and former WZAZ station owner Mark Majors as morning host. The rest of the day was automated with the Hot Country radio service. At the time, WJQR was owned by Ken & Eileen Stein along with its co-owned sister station WAOC/1420.
Both stations were sold in 1999 with the FM station switching from Modern Country to Groovin' Oldies with the WYGV call sign. WYGV simulcast with its new sister station WXGV (105.3 FM) in Fernandina Beach, Florida.
On March 21, 2003 the callsign was changed again to WSJF as both stations flipped to a smooth jazz format.[3]
WSJF's smooth jazz format lasted until 2008 and then had several formats between 2008 and 2011: rhythmic AC, oldies, talk, Spanish tropical and adult alternative.
On May 16, 2011, WSJF changed its call letters to WYRE-FM and introduced a hot adult contemporary format, branded as "The Wire". On September 30, 2014, WYRE-FM changed its call letters to WALE; on October 2, it shifted to adult rock, branded as "105.5 The Whale".[4] On November 4, 2014, WALE dropped the "105.5 The Whale" branding and became "105.5 WALE", before relaunching as "Beach 105.5".[5] Flagler Broadcasting, which purchased the station for $400,000, changed the station's callsign from WALE to WBHU to match this branding on December 22, 2014;[6] the company already uses the "Beach" branding on WBHQ (92.7 FM) in Beverly Beach.
References
- ↑ Taylor, Tom (February 14, 2011). "Buzzing on the Boards". Taylor on Radio-Info. Radio-Info.com. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
- ↑ "WBHU Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "WBHU Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ Whale Watching in St. Augustine
- ↑ 105.5 The Whale Gets Beached
- ↑ "Media Bureau Call Sign Actions" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
External links
- WBHU's website
- WJQR's old website on the Wayback Machine
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WBHU
- Radio-Locator information on WBHU
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WBHU