WBOB (AM)
WBOB (600 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Jacksonville, Florida. The station airs a talk radio format and is owned by Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation. Weekdays begin with a local news and information show, followed by mostly syndicated programming, including shows from Mark Levin, Mike Gallagher, Dennis Prager, Jay Sekulow and Red Eye Radio. Most hours begin with Townhall News. Some hours are paid brokered programming. The station calls itself "Talkradio AM 600 & FM 101.1 WBOB".
| Broadcast area | Jacksonville metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 600 kHz |
| Branding | Talkradio AM 600 & FM 101.1 WBOB |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation |
| History | |
First air date | December 9, 1933 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | We're Bob |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 53588 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 30°18′0″N 81°45′29″W |
| Translator(s) | 101.1 W266CX (Fruit Cove) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
By day, WBOB is powered at 50,000 watts, the maximum power permitted for commercial AM stations by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). But at night, to protect other stations on AM 600, it reduces power to 9,700 watts. A directional antenna, located off Lenox Avenue in Jacksonville, is used at all times. Listeners in Jacksonville and adjacent communities can also hear WBOB on FM translator station W266CX at 101.1 in Fruit Cove, Florida.