WIHB-FM

WIHB-FM
City of license	Gray, Georgia
Broadcast area	Macon metropolitan area
Branding	96.5 The Bull
Slogan	Macon's New Country
Frequency	96.5 MHz
First air date	1995 (as WWIQ)
Format	Country
ERP	8,000 watts
HAAT	174 m (571 ft)
Class	C3
Facility ID	29128
Transmitter coordinates	32°58′31″N 83°47′59″W / 32.97528°N 83.79972°W / 32.97528; -83.79972
Callsign meaning	Sister station to WIHB
Former callsigns	WWIQ (1992-1997) WNML-FM (1997-1998) WIBD (1998-1999) WRNC-FM (1999-2001) WJZY-FM (2001-2002) WYNF (2002-2006) WPCH (2006-2015)^[1]
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (AMFM Radio Licenses L.L.C.)
Sister stations	WIHB, WIBB-FM, WQBZ, WRBV, WPLA
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	96.5 The Bull Online

WIHB-FM (96.5 FM, "96.5 The Bull") is a U.S. radio station serving the Macon metropolitan area in central Georgia, and having Gray, Georgia as its city of license. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. It airs a country music format.

History

This station was assigned the WPCH call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on November 1, 2006.[1] It was previously used on "Peach 94.9", a station which had a very similar radio format in metro Atlanta, the next media market to the north. That station is now WUBL, "94.9 The Bull".

The call letters actually go back to an AM station in New York City. In the early 1930s, WPCH operated on 570 kHz in the New York metropolitan area.^[2]

During the week of March 17, 2008, fans of classic hits station "Peach 96.5" were told that they could listen to the station online until the station returned to the air as "Peach 102.5" on March 24, 2008. During this transition, the country format known as "The Bull" broadcast on both the 102.5 and 96.5 frequencies. In late 2008, the classic hits format returned as a simulcast on both 96.5 and 102.5 FM.

On March 22, 2011, 102.5 broke away from the 96.5 simulcast and now plays country music. Peach 96.5 FM still carries the classic hits format as well as online.

On September 19, 2011, WPCH shifted their format from classic hits to adult contemporary, keeping the "Peach 96.5" branding.

On February 23, 2013, at 12 midnight, WPCH changed their format to country, branded as "New Country 96.5".

On June 1, 2015, at 6 AM, WPCH rebranded as "96.5 The Bull". The new callsign WIHB-FM was adopted at the same time.

Previous logo

References

↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
↑ "WMCA ad" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 15, 1933. Retrieved 9 October 2014.

External links

WIHB-FM official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WIHB

Radio-Locator information on WIHB

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WIHB

Radio stations in the Macon, Georgia market

By AM frequency	900 940 980 1150 1240 1280 1350 1400 1500 1670

By FM frequency	88.9 89.7 90.5 91.3 92.3 93.7 95.1 96.5 97.9 99.1 99.9 100.1 100.9 101.7 102.1 102.5 103.9 105.5 106.3 107.1 107.5

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.4 162.475

By callsign	KXI77 WAYS WBKG WBML WDDO WDEN-FM WFXM WIBB-FM WIHB WIHB-FM WJTG WLZN WMAC WMGB WMUM-FM WNEX WNEX-FM WNNG-FM WPEZ WPGA WPLA WPWB WQBZ WQMJ WQXZ WRBV WROK-FM WRWR WWWD WXK71 WXKO WYPZ WZCH

Georgia radio markets Albany Atlanta Augusta Brunswick Columbus Macon Savannah Valdosta Other Georgia radio regions Rome Thomasville/Bainbridge Waycross See also List of radio stations in Georgia

Country radio stations in the state of Georgia

Stations	WAAC – Valdosta WAJQ-FM – Alma WBAF – Barnesville WBTR-FM – Carrollton WBYZ – Baxley WCEH – Hawkinsville WCJM-FM – West Point WCOH – Newnan WCON – Cornelia WCON-FM – Cornelia WDEN – Macon WEKS – Zebulon WFDR - Manchester WFFM – Ashburn WGCO – Midway/Savannah WHIE – Griffin WHKN – Millen WIFO – Jesup WIHB – Macon WIHB-FM – Gray WISK-FM – Americus WJCL-FM – Savannah WJTH – Calhoun WKAA – Willacoochee WKAK – Albany WKBX – Kingsland WKCN – Lumpkin WKHX – Marietta WKKP – McDonough WKLY – Hartwell WKNG – Tallapoosa WKUB – Blackshear WKZR – Milledgeville WKZZ – Tifton WLHR – Lavonia WLJA – Ellijay WLYU – Lyons WMCG – Milan WMNZ – Montezuma WMOQ – Bostwick WNGC – Toccoa WOBB – Tifton WOKA-FM – Douglas WPEH – Louisville WPPL – Blue Ridge WQCH – Lafayette WQZY – Dublin WRJY – Brunswick WSCG – Augusta WSGA – Hinesville WSGC – Elberton WSNT – Sandersville WSNT-FM – Sandersville WSRM – Coosa WTHO – Thomson WTIF-FM – Omega WTSH – Aragon WTUF – Boston WUBL – Atlanta WUCG-LP – Blairsville WUFF – Eastman WUFF-FM – Eastman WULK – Crawfordville WXKO – Fort Valley WXLI – Dublin WXRS-FM – Swainsboro WYNR – Waycross WYUM – Mount Vernon WYYZ – Jasper WZAT – Tybee Island/Savannah WZCH – Warner Robins WZQZ – Trion

Defunct	WBBK – Blakely WCUG – Cuthbert

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

iHeartMedia

Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO)

Board of directors	Lowry Mays Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams

Radio stations	List of radio stations owned by iHeartMedia

Radio networks	Fox Sports Radio Premiere Networks Premium Choice Total Traffic and Weather Network

Miscellaneous	Clear Channel Outdoor Clear Channel UK iHeartRadio List of programming syndicated by iHeartMedia Mediabase Radio Computing Services

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