WBBG (106.1 FM) is a commercial radio station in Youngstown, Ohio, market with a country music format. The station is licensed to Niles, Ohio. WBBG is also a local affiliate for the Ohio State Sports Network football games.

WBBG
Broadcast areaYoungstown, Ohio
Frequency106.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding106.1 the Bull
Programming
FormatCountry music
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ohio State Sports Network
Ownership
Owner
WAKZ, WKBN, WMXY, WNCD, WNIO
History
First air date
May 15, 1988 (1988-05-15)
Former call signs
WNCD (1988–2000)
Call sign meaning
former "BiG" branding
Technical information
Facility ID73309
ClassA
ERP3,000 watts
HAAT100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°15′50″N 80°45′36″W / 41.264°N 80.760°W / 41.264; -80.760
Links
WebcastListen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website1061thebullyoungstown.iheart.com

The station first signed on the air as WNCD, licensed on October 29, 1987 (it signed back on May 15, 1988). It changed its call sign to WBBG on October 30, 2000, after the two stations swapped signals on August 30, 2000.

The WBBG call letters were used on a Cleveland AM station (at 1260-AM) from 1978 until 1987; the current WBBG picked them up on June 27, 1988, also as a reflection of its former AM sister station, WBBW 1240 kHz.

In January 2016, WBBG shifted their format to classic hits, branded as "Big 106".

On April 25, 2016, WBBG dropped the classic hits and flipped to country as "106.1 The Bull".[1]

References

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  1. ^ WBBG Flips to Country Radioinsight - April 26, 2016
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