WBWB

WBWB

City of license	Bloomington, Indiana
Branding	B97
Slogan	Today's Best Music
Frequency	96.7 FM (MHz)
Format	Commercial; Top 40 (CHR)
ERP	1,650 watts
HAAT	134 meters (440 feet)
Class	A
Facility ID	68968
Transmitter coordinates	39°09′46″N 86°28′21″W / 39.16278°N 86.47250°W / 39.16278; -86.47250
Owner	Artistic Media Partners (Artistic Media Partners, Inc.)
Sister stations	WBWB, WHCC
Webcast	Listen Live!
Website	http://www.wbwb.com/

WBWB (96.7 FM, "B97") is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format. The station serves the Bloomington, Indiana area. The station is currently owned by Artistic Media Partners.^[1] During the 1980s, the station branded itself as "97WB."

Former WBWB announcers include:

1979-1999: Richard "Randy" Lloyd, longtime afternoon DJ and "The Voice of Bloomington"; died in apartment fire on April 22, 1999. His trademark sign-off was "blue skies and green lights."^[2]
1981-1984: Kevin Robinson; later with Hubbard Radio in St. Louis^[3]
1982-1985: Bill Sanders, Production Manager and Swing Shift DJ; left broadcasting in 1985 to become a producer
1983-1987: Scott Ferrall; later became Sirius Satellite Radio talk show host
1983-1990: Dave Curry, Program Director, Afternoon Drive announcer, WBWB, 97WB then B97, Bloomington, IN. Left for WQRK, 1990
1984-1986: "Kristy Roberts", Announcer Overnights and Production WBWB 97WB, Evening Announcer WTTS Bloomington; left for 99.5 WZPL Indianapolis in 1968

References

↑ "WBWB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ Krick, Clarinda, M. "DJ dies in apartment fire" Bloomington Herald-Times, 1999-04-23. Retrieved on 2009-04-23.
↑ Mateo, Karen L. "Kevin Robinson named vice president, hot AC programming" CBS Radio, 2005-03-08. Retrieved on 2009-04-23.

External links

B97 official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WBWB

Radio-Locator information on WBWB

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WBWB

Radio stations in the Bloomington-Columbus, Indiana market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.5 88.9 90.3 90.9 91.3 92.3 93.9 95.1 95.9 96.7 97.7 98.5 99.1 101.5 102.9 103.7 104.9 105.1 105.5 106.1

By AM frequency	950 1010 1340 1370

By callsign	WBIW WBWB WCJL WCLS WCSI WDCK WFHB WFIU WGCL WHCC WHUM-LP WINN WIUX-LP WKJD WKKG WLCL WMBL WQRK WTTS WVNI WWWY WXCH WXLW

Nearby radio markets Cincinnati Evansville Indianapolis Louisville Terre Haute See also List of radio stations in Indiana

CHR / Top 40 radio stations in the state of Indiana

By frequency	1520 91.3 92.9 96.5 96.7 99.5 100.7 100.9 102.9 104.3 104.9 106.1 107.9

By callsign	WAZY-FM WBWB WCBH WDKS WINN WJFX WMGI WNDV-FM WNOW-FM WSVX WWHI WXXB WZPL

By city	Bloomington Casey Columbus Evansville Fort Wayne Lafayette (WAZY-FM) Lafayette (WXXB) Indianapolis (WNOW-FM) Indianapolis (WZPL) Muncie (WWHI) Shelbyville South Bend Terre Haute

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Indiana See also Contemporary Hit Radio Rhythmic KISS-FM MOVin Radio Disney

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