WHFB (1060 kHz) is an AM radio station dually licensed to the Twin Cities of Benton Harbor and St. Joseph, Michigan, broadcasting an urban oldies format. AM 1060 is a United States and Mexican clear-channel frequency; KYW and XECPAE-AM are the dominant stations on this frequency. It broadcasts from studios on Fairplain Avenue located in Fair Plain, Michigan, an unincorporated area south of Benton Harbor. The station's transmitter and broadcast tower are also at this location. WHFB is also heard on 102.5 FM, through a translator in Benton Harbor.

History

WHFB began broadcasting September 22, 1947. It ran 1,000 watts, during daytime hours only, and was owned by the Palladium Publishing Company.History Cards for WHFB, fcc.gov. Retrieved March 24, 2020. Its power was increased to 5,000 watts in 1963, while continuing to run 1,000 watts during critical hours. Its power during critical hours was increased to 2,500 watts in 1976.

In 1985, the station was sold to WHFB Broadcast Associates Ltd. Partnership, along with sister station 99.9 WHFB-FM, for $1.5 million."Changing Hands", Broadcasting. June 17, 1985. p. 70. Retrieved March 26, 2020.Public Notice Comment – BAL-19850605HR, fcc.gov. Retrieved March 26, 2020. Former sister station WHFB-FM is now separately owned and has since changed call letters to WQLQ and then WYTZ-FM.

WHFB aired an adult contemporary format in the 1980s.Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1983, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1983. p. B-119. Retrieved March 25, 2020. By 1989, the station had adopted a country music format,Unmacht, Robert (1989). The M Street Radio Directory. RadioPhiles, Inc. p. S-159. Retrieved March 25, 2020. and by 1991, it was airing an adult standards format.Unmacht, Robert (1991). The M Street Radio Directory. p. 195. Retrieved March 25, 2020. In 1996, the station adopted a 1970s based oldies format, with programming from Westwood One."Format Changes", The M Street Journal. Vol. 13, No. 22. May 29, 1996. p. 1. Retrieved March 26, 2020. Nighttime service was added in 1997."Facilities Changes", Broadcasting & Cable. December 2, 1996. p. 80. Retrieved March 26, 2020.Application Search Details – BL-19970114AA, fcc.gov. Retrieved March 26, 2020. In 1999, it adopted an all-news format, airing the national audio feed of CNN Headline News."Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 16, No. 20. May 19, 1999. p. 2. Retrieved March 26, 2020.

In 2000, the station adopted a syndicated talk radio format."Format Changes", The M Street Journal. Vol. 17, No. 13. March 29, 1999. p. 2. Retrieved March 26, 2020. It was branded "All Talk - AM 1060" and later "Fox News Radio AM 1060". Over the years, hosts heard on the station have included Laura Ingraham, Bill O'Reilly, Bob Dornan, Sean Hannity, Michael Savage, and Monica Crowley. The station went off the air on June 1, 2012,Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority to Remain Silent, fcc.gov. August 6, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2020. and the station was sold by WHFB Broadcast Associates to WIMS owner Gerard Media, LLC for $175,000.Asset Purchase Agreement, fcc.gov. June 6, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2020."AM duop forming along Lake Michigan", Radio & Television Business Report. June 26, 2013. March 25, 2020.

The station returned to the air on September 2, 2013.Resumption of Operations, fcc.gov. September 30, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2020. The station aired full service format, with a wide variety of music, along with talk shows, Grand Valley State University sports, and other programming."Programming/Advertiser Contracts", fcc.gov. September 30, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2020."Programs/Issues Quarterly Lists 4th Quarter 2013, 1st Quarter 2014", fcc.gov. September 30, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2020. By 2020, it had adopted an urban oldies format, branded "Motown and More".

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