WBBD

WBBD

Wheeling, West Virginia United States
Broadcast area	Wheeling metro area
Frequency	1400 kHz
Branding	Fox Sports AM 1400
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Sports
Affiliations	Fox Sports Radio iHeartRadio
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WEGW WKWK-FM WOVK WVKF WWVA
History
First air date	May 2, 1941 (83 years ago) (1941-05-02)
Former call signs	WKWK (1941–1996)
Call sign meaning	"Big band"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73192
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	40°5′49.0″N 80°42′6.0″W / 40.096944°N 80.701667°W / 40.096944; -80.701667
Translator(s)	103.9 W280EW (Wheeling)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	foxsports1400wheeling.iheart.com

WBBD (1400 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Wheeling, West Virginia, United States, carrying a sports format. Owned by iHeartMedia, WBBD serves both the 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 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 translator W280EW (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.