WBIS
WBIS (1190 AM) was an American radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Annapolis, Maryland, United States, the station served the Baltimore, Maryland area. The station was last owned by Nations Radio, LLC (a subsidiary of Potomac Radio, LLC).
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| City | Annapolis, Maryland |
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| Broadcast area | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Frequency | 1190 kHz |
| Branding | Business Radio 1190 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct (license canceled) |
| Affiliations | CNN Radio, CBS Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Potomac Radio, LLC (Nations Radio, LLC) |
| History | |
First air date | March 1947[1] |
Last air date | February 10, 2011 |
Former call signs | WANN (1948–1998) WBIS (1998–1/2011) WCRW (1/2011–2/2011) |
Call sign meaning | BusIneSs |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 2297 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 10,000 watts (daytime only) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°24′29.00″N 76°46′32.00″W |
| Links | |
| Website | wbis1190.com |
On October 29, 2008, Leesburg, Virginia-based WAGE received a permit to move to 1190 kHz as well as to raise its power to 50 kW. (As of April 2010, WAGE and WBIS had effectively the same ownership.) On April 21, 2010, the FCC approved applications for WAGE to increase its daytime power to 50 kW and nighttime power to 1300 watts from different antenna sites on the new frequency.[2]
On February 10, 2011, WBIS shut down in order to make room for WAGE's operations on 1190 kHz. The callsign WCRW was parked on this facility beginning on January 28 until it was moved to the former WAGE later in the year.[3]
References
- FCC History Cards for WANN
- "WAGE Gets Approval For New Nighttime Signal". April 22, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- "DWCRW Facility Data". FCCData.