WBML

For the radio station in Macon, Georgia, that held the call sign WBML at 900 AM from 1957 to 2015, see WYPZ (AM). For the heliport in Brunei with ICAO code WBML, see Seria § Air. For the 2022 short film, see When Billie Met Lisa.
WBML
Broadcast area
Macon area
Frequency1350 kHz
Branding94.7 and 95.5 Fox-FM
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • John Timms
  • (Central Georgia Radio LLC)
OperatorChristopher Murray (Georgia Radio Alliance, LLC.)
History
First air date
October 13, 1954 (1954-10-13) (as WRPB)
Former call signs
  • WRPB (1954–1966)
  • WAVC (1966–1982)
  • WCOP (1982–2001)
  • WNNG (2001–2010)
  • WRWR (2010–2015)
  • WYPZ (2015)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
67210
ClassB
Power
  • 15,000 watts day
  • 500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
32°37′0.5″N 83°37′59.7″W / 32.616806°N 83.633250°W / 32.616806; -83.633250
Translators
  • 94.7 W234CQ (Macon, relays WFXM-HD4)
  • 95.5 W238CG (Warner Robins)
Repeater107.1 WFXM-HD4 (Gordon)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.foxfmmacon.com

WBML (1350 AM) is a radio station licensed to Warner Robins, Georgia, and serves the Macon metropolitan area. Broadcasting a classic hits format branded as "Fox FM", the station can also be heard on two FM translators in the Macon area, 94.7 W234CQ in Macon which relays programming from WFXM-HD4, and 95.5 W238CG in Warner Robins, which is licensed to relay WBML. WBML is owned by John Timms.

History

The station signed on October 13, 1954, as WRPB, signifying Warner Robins, Perry and Byron. Other callsigns included WAVC, WCOP, WNNG, and WRWR.

Prior to the current format, WRWR simulcasted WRWR-FM's news/talk format and had been WNNG, "Wing 1350", a satellite-fed adult standards station broadcasting ABC Radio's Timeless format (the station had used ABC's now-defunct "Unforgettable Favorites"/"Memories" network which was merged with "Timeless Classics" to create the current "Timeless Favorites", and before that, Westwood One's America's Best Music).

On February 19, 2015, WRWR changed its format from urban AC to black gospel, branded as "Praise 95.5" under new WYPZ calls.[2] The station changed its call sign on October 5, 2015, to the current WBML.

In mid-2017, WBML started simulcasting programming from classic hits formatted "The Fox 94.7" WFXM-HD3/W234CQ Gordon/Macon. According to station management, station operator Christopher Murray, who owns WFXM, WRWR, and WYPZ in the Macon market (as well as WEKS, and WBAF in the Fayetteville market) has announced his plans to eventually acquire WBML from John Timms, who is currently the owner and engineer for WBML.

Eventually, WBML/WFXM-HD3/W234CQ would rebrand as "94.7 and 95.5 Fox FM" with no change in format.

As of 2020, the classic hits "Fox FM" brand can now be heard in the Fayetteville market on two separate AM stations (WBAF and WFDR) and their FM translators. While they are not simulcasting WBML, the music playlist, logo, imaging and programming is almost identical to that of WBML. "Fox FM" programming was later expanded into Atlanta on WWPW-HD4/102.1 W271CV.

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBML". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Macon Stations Trade Places


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