WBCF (AM)

WBCF
City of license	Florence, Alabama
Broadcast area	Florence-Muscle Shoals
Branding	NewsTalk 1240
Slogan	"Talk That Matters"
Frequency	1240 kHz
Translator(s)	97.3 MHz
Format	News/Talk
Power	1,000 watts (unlimited)
Class	C
Facility ID	4769
Transmitter coordinates	34°47′1.00″N 87°42′15.00″W / 34.7836111°N 87.7041667°W / 34.7836111; -87.7041667
Affiliations	Westwood One, CBS Radio, Fox News Radio
Owner	Benny Carle Broadcasting, Inc.
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wbcf.com

WBCF (1240 AM, "NewsTalk 1240") is an American radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format.^[1] Licensed to serve the community of Florence, Alabama, the station broadcasts to the Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area.

History

The station is currently owned by Benny Carle Broadcasting, Inc., and features programming from Westwood One, CBS Radio, and Fox News Radio.^[2]

Company namesake Benny Carle was, from the 1950s through the 1970s, a children's show host on Birmingham and Huntsville television stations, the latter of which (the present WAFF-TV) he was a minority owner.

References

↑ "WBCF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WBCF

Radio-Locator Information on WBCF

Radio stations serving the Florence–Muscle Shoals, Alabama area

by AM frequency	1240 1290 1340 1410 1450 1590

by FM frequency	88.7 89.9 91.3 92.3 93.9 94.9 96.1 101.5 102.7 103.5 105.5 106.3 107.3

by call sign	WAKD WBCF WBTG WBTG-FM WFIX WJHX WLAY WLAY-FM WMSR-FM WMXV WQLT-FM WQPR WSBM WSHF-LP WVNA WVNA-FM WWFA WXFL WYTK WZZA

Defunct	WJHX (620 AM)

Alabama radio markets Birmingham Dothan Florence-Muscle Shoals Huntsville Mobile Montgomery Tuscaloosa Other Alabama radio regions Anniston Auburn Columbus, Georgia Gadsden Meridian, Mississippi See also List of radio stations in Alabama

News/Talk radio stations in the state of Alabama

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AM	570 660 710 770 960 1070 1230 1240 1260 1270 1300 1310 1340 1400 1400 1440 1450 1450 1450 1480 1490 1490 1590

FM	92.5 101.1 103.9 105.5 105.9 106.5

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See also: adult contemporary; classic hits; college; country; news/talk; NPR; oldies; religious; rock; sports; top 40; urban; other radio stations in Alabama

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