WFBL

Infobox Radio station
name = WFBL


city = Syracuse, New York
area = Syracuse
slogan =
branding = "Oldies 1390"
frequency = 1390 kHz
repeater =
airdate =
share = 1.6
share as of = Fa'06
share source = R&Rcite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Syracuse Market Ratings | date= | url=http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DefaultSearch.aspx?MarketName=Syracuse&MarketRank=%20 | work =Radio & Records | pages = | date = | language = ]
format = Oldies
power = 5,000 watts day
5,000 watts night
erp =
haat =
class = B
facility_id = 34821
coordinates = coord|43|9|10.00|N|76|11|35.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning = First Broadcast License Note: now [ cite web|url=http://www.oldradio.com/archives/nelson/origins.call-list.html |title=Call Letter Origins |work=Radio History on the Web ]
former_callsigns = WLLF (1989-1989)
WDCW (1993-1989)
owner = Buckley Broadcasting of New York, LLC
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast =
website = [http://www.wfbl.com wfbl.com]
affiliations = CNN Radio

WFBL, located at 1390 kHz on the AM dial, is an oldies music radio station owned by Buckley Broadcasting and serving the city of Syracuse, New York.

WFBL's call sign stands for "First Broadcast License" because the station was the first FCC-licensed radio station to sign on in central New York in 1922. The station went on the air as WFBL in 1922, changed signs to WLLF on 1989-10-17. On 1989-11-01, the station changed its call sign to the current WFBL. on 1993-09-21 to WDCW, on 2003-12-01 to the current WFBL, [ cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=34821&Callsign=WFBL |title=WFBL Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ]

Programming

As of April 7, 2008, WFBL is playing music from the 1950s and 1960s. This change compliments a shift on sister station WSEN, which is changing from Oldies to "Classic Hits," featuring music from the late 1960s through the mid 1980s.

Weekday Jock Schedule

* Bob Brown, morning drive (live)
* Dick Mastriano, middays (live)
* Dave Smith, afternoons (live)
* Diane Wade, evenings (voicetracked)

With the exception of Brown, the rest of WFBL's air talent already appear on live shifts on WSEN.

Historical Notes

From May 1979 to October 1980, WFBL, then known as "Fire 14," used consultant Mike Joseph's Hot Hits format as a Top 40 competitor to 1490 WOLF-AM. Airchecks of the station during its Hot Hits phase can be heard [http://www.stevemcvie.com here] .

WFBL dropped "Hot Hits" in October 1980 in favor of the then-emerging adult standards format called Music of Your Life. The WFBL calls (and standards format) later moved to 1050 AM in Baldwinsville, New York (now WSEN-AM) before returning to their original home at 1390.

For a few years, WFBL was a talk radio station with a line up that very closely mirrored, with few exceptions, that of its sister station, WOR in New York City.

This continued until April 7, 2008 at 6:00AM, when WFBL switched formats from "Talk Radio 1390" to "Oldies 1390." The station features music from the 1950s and 1960s. The station now complements WSEN, which focuses on 1970s and 1980s hits. A handful of talk programs, primarily heard on weekends, will be retained, including Joey Reynolds and The Dolans.

References

External links

* [http://www.wfbl.com/ WFBL official Web site]
* [http://www.cnyradio.com/2008/04/01/wsen-wfbl-to-flip-formats/ CNYRadio.com: WSEN, WFBL to Flip Formats (April 1, 2008)]
* [http://www.fybush.com/NERW/2008/080407/nerw.html#ny NorthEast Radio Watch: April 7, 2008]