WBIO (94.7
FM, "True Country") is an American
radio station
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licensed to serve the
community
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of
Philpot, Kentucky. The station is owned and operated by Hancock Communications, Inc.,
doing business as
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the
Cromwell Radio Group
Cromwell Radio Group is a privately held radio broadcasting company based in Nashville, Tennessee. They currently own and operate 32 stations:
History
The company was founded in 1969 when founder and president of the Company, Bayard H. Walters ap ...
.
WBIO broadcasts a
classic country
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Repertoire
The radio format specializes in hits from the 1950s through the early 1980s, and focus primarily on innov ...
music
format
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to the greater
Owensboro, Kentucky
Owensboro is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Daviess County, Kentucky, United States. It is the fourth-largest city in the state by population. Owensboro is located on U.S. Route 60 and Interstate 165 about southwest of Lou ...
, area.
WBIO is also the home radio station for
Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers
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men's basketball, with Joel Utley serving as the voice of the Panthers for over 50 years.
On August 1, 2018, WBIO began simulcasting with sister station
WKCM
WKCM (1160 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Hawesville, Kentucky. The station is owned and operated by Hancock Communications, Inc., doing business as the Cromwell Radio Group, and the station's broadcast licen ...
& both stations rebranded as "Country Classics".
Former Logo
References
External links
Hancock Communications official website*
BIO
Classic country radio stations in the United States
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