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| Broadcast area | Pittsfield, Illinois Pike County, Illinois |
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| Frequency | 97.5 FM MHz |
| Branding | "Classic Rock 97.5" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic Rock |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
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| WJBM | |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 62351 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 10,000 Watts |
| HAAT | 93 meters (305 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°34′53.0″N 90°47′52.0″W / 39.581389°N 90.797778°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | WBBA-FM Webstream |
| Website | WBBA-FM Online |
WBBA-FM is a Classic Rock formatted broadcast radio station serving the Pittsfield and Pike County, Illinois. WBBA-FM is owned and operated by Doug Smith, through licensee GBI Communications, LLC.[1]
DJ Two Rivers Radio purchased WBBA-FM in 2003, along with sister station WJBM, from Brown Radio Group Inc. for $320,000 in 2003.[2] WBBA-FM aired a country music format at the time of its sale, and was branded "Double barreled country".[2][3]
WBBA-FM airs games and programming of the St. Louis Cardinals professional baseball team.[4]
On October 4, 2021, WBBA-FM dropped the News/Radio format and switched to Classic Rock format branded Classic Rock 97.5.[5] This format change also allowed a deal with the Kansas City Chiefs professional football team to be broadcast on WBBA-FM.[6]
Effective March 14, 2022, DJ Two Rivers Radio transferred the licenses for WBBA-FM and sister station WJBM, and the construction permit for translator W284DN, to Doug Smith's GBI Communications, LLC as settlement of a lawsuit between the two parties.