WBAT
| Currently silent | |
|---|---|
| File:WBAT 1400AMMarion logo.png | |
| Broadcast area | Grant County, Indiana |
| Frequency | 1400 kHz |
| Branding | 1400 and 105.5 WBAT |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies |
| Affiliations | CBS News Radio Chicago Cubs Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Hoosier AM/FM LLC |
| WCJC, WMRI, WXXC | |
| History | |
First air date | June 7, 1947 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 41841 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| Translator | 105.5 W288DN (Marion) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | WBAT.com |
WBAT (1400 AM) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Marion, Indiana, and serving Grant County, Indiana, including Muncie. Before going silent on December 15, 2025, it broadcast an oldies radio format, with a morning news and talk show, along with sports programming nights and weekends, including Chicago Cubs baseball. The station is owned by Hoosier AM/FM LLC, and features programming from CBS News Radio.[2]
WBAT is powered at 1,000 watts non-directional. The transmitter is on South Miller Ave., off West 2nd Street, near General Motors Marion Stamping Plant.[3] Programming is also heard on 210 watt FM translator W288DN at 105.5 MHz.
History
[edit | edit source]The station signed on the air on June 7, 1947.[4] It was originally a daytimer on 1600 kilocycles. WBAT was powered at 500 watts by day but was required to go off the air at night. It was owned by the Marion Radio Corporation.
The station eventually switched its frequency to 1400 AM, getting a boost to 1,000 watts and authorization to broadcast around the clock.
On December 15, 2025, WBAT ceased operations and went silent.[5]
References
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- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WBAT
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1949 page 124, Broadcasting & Cable
- ^ Reaminder of Marion IN Cluster Signs-Off After WCJC/WXXC Sale Radioinsight - December 16, 2025
External links
[edit | edit source]- 1400 WBAT Facebook
- Facility details for Facility ID 41841 (WBAT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WBAT in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
