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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WWBN
| image = File:WWBN Banana101.5 logo.png
| city = Tuscola, Michigan
| area = Flint, MI/The Thumb, MI
| branding = Banana 101.5
| slogan = Flint's Rock Radio
| airdate = September, 1994 (at 101.5)
| frequency = 101.5 MHz {{HD Radio}}
| format = Active Rock
| power = 1,800 watts
| haat = 149 meters
| class = A
| facility_id = 20448
| coordinates = {{coord|43|12|0|N|83|33|30|W|type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = BaNana
| former_callsigns = WKMF-FM (12/91-9/94)
WGMZ-FM (7/87-12/91)
| affiliations =
| owner = Townsquare Media
| licensee = Townsquare Media of Flint, Inc.
| sister_stations = WCRZ, WFNT, WLCO, WQUS, WRCL
| webcast = Listen Live
| website = banana1015.com
}}WWBN (101.5 FM, "Banana 101.5"), is a radio station broadcasting rock music to Flint and The Thumb areas of Michigan. Syndicated shows on Banana include the morning comedy program The Free Beer and Hot Wings Show, and music programs Loudwire Nights with Toni Gonzalez and Hard Drive with Lou Brutus. It is also the home of the weekly coach's show of the Ontario Hockey League's Flint Firebirds.[1]

The station is owned by Townsquare Media and is a member of the Michigan Association of Broadcasters.[2] Under the right conditions it can be heard in parts of St. Clair and Sanilac counties.{{cn|date=December 2018}}

History

{{Refimprove|date=April 2009}}

The station began operations in 1987 as WGMZ-FM with an Easy Listening music format, reviving the call sign and format formerly used on 107.9 FM (now WCRZ) from 1961 to 1984 and also in the 1980s on 1570 AM (now WWCK). In 1991, WGMZ-FM became country WKMF-FM, simulcasting AM 1470 (now WFNT). The "Banana" name, album-oriented rock format and the WWBN calls debuted in 1994. Subsequently, WWBN moved from 101.7 to 101.5 in a frequency swap with WPRJ, a contemporary Christian music station in Coleman, Michigan, and both stations were also able to increase their power.

WWBN's owner, Regent Broadcasting (now Townsquare Media), took control of active rock station WRXF 103.1 FM "Radio X" in Lapeer, Michigan in December 2001. {{Fact|date=April 2009}} After a short three-month period of simulcasting the Banana on 103.1, WRXF debuted a new classic hits format as "U.S. 103.1" WQUS in February 2002, and the Banana evolved from mainstream AOR into its current active rock sound. Current program director and air personality Tony LaBrie is a veteran of WRXF's "Radio X" days and is the recipient of the RadioContraband Rock Radio Award for Small Market Radio Program Director of the Year in both 2011 and 2012. The Banana was voted "Small Market Radio Station of the Year" for the RadioContraband Rock Radio Award in 2011.

Sources

  • Michiguide.com - WWBN History

References

1. ^Flint Firebirds Radio & TV Broadcast Coverage
2. ^{{cite web | title=2006 MAB Membership Directory | work=www.michmab.com | url=http://www.michmab.com/member_services/listingradio.html}}

External links

  • [https://www.facebook.com/Banana1015 Banana 101.5 on Facebook]
  • {{FM station data|WWBN}}
{{Flint Radio}}{{Rock Radio Stations in Michigan}}{{Townsquare Media}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Wwbn}}

5 : Radio stations in Michigan|Active rock radio stations in the United States|Radio stations established in 1994|Townsquare Media radio stations|1994 establishments in Michigan

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