WXBN (AM)
| Sweetwater, Florida | |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Miami–Fort Lauderdale |
| Frequency | 880 kHz |
| Branding | Miami's BIN 880 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Black-oriented news |
| Affiliations | Black Information Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC) |
| WBGG-FM, WINZ, WIOD, WMIA-FM, WMIB, WZTU | |
| History | |
First air date | October 7, 2008 |
Former call signs | WZAB (2008–2021) |
Call sign meaning | "Black News" or Black Information Network |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 21763 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 4,000 watts day 5,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 25°44′56″N 80°32′50″W / 25.74889°N 80.54722°WCoordinates: 25°44′56″N 80°32′50″W / 25.74889°N 80.54722°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | miami |
WXBN (880 AM) is a radio station licensed to Sweetwater, Florida. WXBN is owned by iHeartMedia. and airs a black-oriented news format as an affiliate of the Black Information Network.
880 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency. WXBN uses a highly directional antenna array (8 towers) in order to prevent interference to the nighttime skywave signal of WCBS in New York City. WCBS is the dominant Class A station on this frequency.
History[edit]
A construction permit was granted to Florida City Radio by the FCC on February 18, 2008, to start this station. The call letters WZAB were issued on July 15, 2008,[1] but the station did not go on the air until Salem Communications began its local marketing agreement with Florida City Radio. WZAB made its debut on October 7, 2008, airing a business talk radio format as "880 The Biz".[2] Florida City Radio soon sold the station to Salem outright for $1.4 million.[3]
On July 25, 2019, Salem Media Group agreed to sell WZAB, WKAT as well as WLCC and WWMI in the Tampa Bay market to Immaculate Heart Media, Inc. for more than $8.2 million.[4][5] The sale closed on September 30, 2019.
iHeartMedia began operating WZAB under a local marketing agreement on October 1, 2020, with the intention of making it Miami's Black Information Network outlet, as part of a deal in which WZAB would be swapped to iHeart in exchange for KKDD in San Bernardino, California, W292DH in Pittsburgh, and $1 million.[6] Following a day of carrying historical speeches, WZAB began carrying BIN programming on October 2.[7] Effective November 30, 2020, iHeartMedia acquired WZAB.[8] The call sign was changed to WXBN on March 3, 2021.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Call Sign History (WXBN)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ "Salem's latest startup – a biz-talker in Miami". Radio-Info.com. October 6, 2008.
- ^ "Trust Sells CC Jax Spinoff". All Access. October 20, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Venta, Lance. "Immaculate Heart Media Acquires Four In Miami & Tampa From Salem", Radio Insight. July 29, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
- ^ Venta, Lance (October 1, 2020). "iHeartMedia Brings Black Information Network To Miami In Swap For San Bernardino AM & Pittsburgh Translator". RadioInsight. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ Black Information Network Launches In Columbus & Miami Radioinsight - October 2, 2020
- ^ iHeartRadio Acquires WZAB-AM/Miami in Radio Swap Radio Online - December 8, 2020
External links[edit]
- WXBN in the FCC AM station database
- WXBN on Radio-Locator
- WXBN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
