WHBY

WHBY
Broadcast areaGreen Bay - Oshkosh - Appleton - Fox Cities
Frequency1150 kHz
BrandingReal Local Radio
Programming
FormatNews/talk
NetworkCBS News Radio
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerWoodward Communications, Inc.
History
First air date
April 5, 1925 (1925-04-05)
Former frequencies
  • 1200 kHz (1925–1941)
  • 1230 kHz (1941–1991)
Call sign meaning
Sequentially assigned, inspired slogan "Where Happy Boys Yodel"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID73660
ClassB
Power
  • 20,000 watts day
  • 25,000 watts night
  • 83 watts (day and night on auxiliary backup)
Transmitter coordinates
Translator(s)
  • 103.5 W278AU (Appleton)
  • 106.3 W292FA (Oshkosh)
  • 106.3 W292DR (Wrightstown)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.whby.com

WHBY (1150 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Kimberly, Wisconsin, that serves the Green Bay and Appleton-Oshkosh areas. The station is owned by Woodward Communications and it airs a news/talk radio format. WHBY's studios and microwave transmitter are located on East College Avenue in Appleton.

By day, WHBY is powered at 20,000 watts. At night, the power increases to 25,000 watts. WHBY uses a directional antenna with a six-tower array to protect other stations on 1150 AM from interference. The transmitter is in Neenah, on Wisconsin Highway 76. Programming is also heard on FM translators in Appleton, Oshkosh and Wrightstown.