WIBD (1470
AM) is a radio station broadcasting a
classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes songs from the top 40 music charts from the late 1960s to the early 2000s, with music from the 1980s serving as the core of the format. Music that was popularized by MTV in the early 1980s ...
format. Licensed to
West Bend, Wisconsin
West Bend is the county seat of Washington County, Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,752.
History
Early history and settlement
Northeastern Washington County's earliest known inhabitants were pre-Columbian Mound Builder ...
, United States, the station's coverage area consists of Milwaukee's northern suburbs. The station is currently owned by David Magnum, through licensee Magnum Communications, Inc., and features hourly news updates from
Westwood One
Westwood One is an American radio network
There are two types of radio network currently in use around the world: the one-to-many (simplex communication) broadcast network commonly used for public information and mass-media entertainment, and ...
. Its studios and transmitter are in West Bend.
History
Prior to 1983, WBKV was a 1,000 watt daytime-only station. The station aired a local, full service format featuring local talk as well as lifestyle programming and some syndicated talk shows and music programming – 70s and big band music until around 2001. At that time, it flipped to a satellite driven
classic country
Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country and western music hits from past decades.
Repertoire
The radio format specializes in hits from the 1950s through the early 1980s, and focus primarily on innov ...
format to complement sister
WBWI-FM. The local morning show was retained; other shows were cancelled. Most of the dayparts during the classic country period were covered by
Jones Radio Network
Jones Radio Networks & Jones Media Group were branches of Jones International before being sold to Triton Media Group. JRN and JMN provide local radio stations with satellite-delivered formats. They also offer other services to local radio such ...
's classic country feed. There were
voicetracked breaks from local staff in afternoon drive during the week for a few years. The station flipped to
News/Talk
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often featur ...
around March 15, 2013
and is branded as "LOCAL" news/talk. The station has a history of covering local high school sports – football, basketball, and baseball. It was an affiliate of the