WBBD

'''WBBD''' (1400 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a commercial [[Radio broadcasting|radio station]] licensed to [[Wheeling, West Virginia]], United States, carrying a [[Sports radio|sports]] format. Owned by [[iHeartMedia]], WBBD serves both the [[Wheeling, West Virginia metropolitan area|Wheeling metropolitan area]] and nearby [[St. Clairsville, Ohio]], as the market's [[Fox Sports Radio]] affiliate. WBBD's studios are currently located at the [[Capitol Theatre (Wheeling, West Virginia)|Capitol Theatre]] in downtown Wheeling, while its transmitter resides in the city's northern end. In addition to a standard [[analog transmission]], WBBD is relayed over low-power [[FM broadcasting|FM]] [[Broadcast relay station|translator]] W280EW ({{Frequency|103.9|FM}}) and is available online via [[iHeartRadio]].

'''WBBD''' (1400 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a commercial [[Radio broadcasting|radio station]] licensed to [[Wheeling, West Virginia]], United States, carrying a [[Sports radio|sports]] format. Owned by [[iHeartMedia]], WBBD serves both the [[Wheeling, West Virginia metropolitan area|Wheeling metropolitan area]] and nearby [[St. Clairsville, Ohio]], as the market's [[Fox Sports Radio]] affiliate. WBBD's studios are currently located at the [[Capitol Theatre (Wheeling, West Virginia)|Capitol Theatre]] in downtown Wheeling, while its transmitter resides in the city's northern end. In addition to a standard [[analog transmission]], WBBD is relayed over low-power [[FM broadcasting|FM]] [[Broadcast relay station|translator]] W280EW ({{Frequency|103.9|FM}}) and is available online via [[iHeartRadio]].

WBBD was established in 1941 as WKWK, which aired network programming in the 1940s and 1950s before emerging as a [[Top 40]] station in the 1960s and 1970s. Later operating various [[oldies]] and [[adult standards]] formats, it has broadcast Fox Sports Radio since 2014 after a brief period airing [[comedy radio]]. The station also airs [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] baseball (via the [[Pittsburgh Pirates Radio Network]]), [[Marshall Thundering Herd]] [[Marshall Thundering Herd football|football]] and [[Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball|men’s basketball]], [[Ohio Valley Athletic Conference|OVAC]] high school football, the [[Mountain East Conference]] men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, and is an overflow for the [[Wheeling Nailers]] radio network.{{Cite web |title=Pirates Radio Network Affiliates {{!}} Pittsburgh Pirates |url=https://www.mlb.com/pirates/schedule/pirates-radio-network-affiliates |access-date=2026-04-24 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}

WBBD was established in 1941 as WKWK, which aired network programming in the 1940s and 1950s before emerging as a [[Top 40]] station in the 1960s and 1970s. Later operating various [[oldies]] and [[adult standards]] formats, it has broadcast Fox Sports Radio since 2014 after a brief period airing [[comedy radio]]. The station also airs [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] baseball (via the [[Pittsburgh Pirates Radio Network]]), [[Marshall Thundering Herd]] [[Marshall Thundering Herd football|football]] and [[Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball|men’s basketball]], [[Ohio Valley Athletic Conference|OVAC]] high school football, the [[Mountain East Conference]] men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, and is an overflow for the [[Wheeling Nailers]] radio network.{{Cite web |title=Pirates Radio Network Affiliates {{!}} Pittsburgh Pirates |url=https://www.mlb.com/pirates/schedule/pirates-radio-network-affiliates |access-date=2026-04-24 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} Locally-produced golf programs ''The Rich Conwell Golf Show'' and ''Golfin’ Around with Randy Tantlinger'' are aired on Saturday mornings.{{Cite web |title=Randy Tantlingers' Golfin' Around |url=https://www.golfinaround.org/ |access-date=2026-04-24 |website=Golfin' Around |language=en}}

==History==

==History==