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| Broadcast area | Nassau County |
| Frequency | 1240 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Chinese, English, and Spanish |
| Format | Brokered programming |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | WGBB AM, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | 1924 |
Former call signs |
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Former frequencies |
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Call sign meaning | Randomly assigned, used for slogan of "Where Good Broadcasting Begins" |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 72091 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°38′44″N 73°34′39″W / 40.64556°N 73.57750°W |
| Translator(s) | 95.9 W240DF (Freeport) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wgbbradio |
WGBB (1240 AM) is a radio station licensed to Freeport, New York and serving Nassau County, New York. Founded in 1924,[3] it is Long Island's oldest radio station.[4]
WGBB broadcasts the Chinese–language "Chinese Radio Network" and various English and Spanish language religious and ethnic brokered programming. The studio is located in Merrick, New York and its transmitter site is located in Freeport, former location of the studio.
- ^ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved April 16, 2013. (Facility ID: 72091)
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGBB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Nadya Nataly (August 22, 2019). "95 years and counting".
- ^ "A look back at the history of WGBB radio".