WSB-FM

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WSB-FM

Atlanta, Georgia
Broadcast area	Metro Atlanta
Frequency	98.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	B98.5
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Adult contemporary
Subchannels	HD2: Soft adult contemporary HD3: Regional Mexican (WLKQ-FM)
Ownership
Owner	Cox Media Group (Cox Radio, LLC)
Sister stations	WALR-FM WSB WSB-TV WSBB-FM WSRV
History
First air date	1948 (1948) (at 104.5) 1955 (1955) (at 98.5)
Former frequencies	104.5 MHz (1948–1952)
Call sign meaning	derived from its sister AM station
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73978
Class	C0
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	313 meters (1,027 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	33°45′33″N 84°20′5″W / 33.75917°N 84.33472°W / 33.75917; -84.33472
Translator(s)	HD3: 107.1 W296BB (Jonesboro)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live Listen live (via Audacy) Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	b985.com

WSB-FM (98.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Atlanta, Georgia. It carries an adult contemporary radio format and is owned by the Cox Media Group, serving as the group's flagship FM station. WSB-FM is the oldest FM radio station in Atlanta. The studios and offices are on Peachtree Street NE in Atlanta, in the WSB-TV and Radio Group Building.^[2]

WSB-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts.^[3] The transmitter is at the end of New Street NE in the Edgewood neighborhood of Atlanta.^[4] It shares the tower with WABE-TV, WSTR-FM and WVEE-FM. It broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format; the HD2 subchannel airs a soft adult contemporary format, and the HD3 subchannel carries the Regional Mexican format heard on WLKQ-FM, and also feeds FM translator W296BB (107.1) in Jonesboro.^[5]