WBCF (AM)

WBCF (1240 kHz, "NewsTalk 1240") was an American AM radio station broadcasting a news/talk format.^[1] 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.

WBCF

Florence, Alabama United States
Broadcast area	Florence-Muscle Shoals
Frequency	1240 kHz
Branding	NewsTalk 1240
Programming
Format	Defunct
Affiliations	Bloomberg Radio Fox News Radio CBS News Radio NBC News Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Benny Carle Broadcasting, Inc.
History
First air date	1946 (1946)
Last air date	2024 (2024)
Technical information
Facility ID	4769
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates	34°47′01″N 87°42′15″W
Translator(s)	97.1 W246BS (Florence)
Links
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.wbcf.com

History

WBCF went on the air in 1946,^[2] and featured programming from Westwood One, CBS News Radio, and Fox News Radio.^[3]

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.^[4]