WBCF (1240 kHz, "NewsTalk 1240") was an AM radio station broadcasting a news/talk format.^[2] Licensed to serve the community of Florence, Alabama, the station broadcast to the Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area. The station was owned by Benny Carle Broadcasting, Inc.

History

WBCF went on the air in 1946,^[3] and featured programming from Westwood One, CBS News Radio, and Fox News Radio.^[4]

Company namesake Benny Carle was, from the 1950s through the 1970s, a children's show host on Birmingham and Huntsville television stations, the latter of which (the present WAFF-TV) he was a minority owner.

The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on January 2, 2025.^[5]

References

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 4769 (WBCF) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WBCF in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• Benny Carle-Classic Alabama TV

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