WGBF-FM

For the AM radio station in Evansville, Indiana, United States, see WGBF (AM).

WGBF-FM (103.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a mainstream rock format. Licensed to Henderson, Kentucky, the station serves the Evansville metropolitan area of Indiana and Kentucky. The station is owned by Townsquare Media with studios on NW 3rd Street in Evansville.^[2] Monday through Saturday mornings, WGBF airs the nationally syndicated The Free Beer and Hot Wings Show.

WGBF-FM

Henderson, Kentucky
Broadcast area	Evansville metropolitan area
Frequency	103.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	103 GBF
Programming
Format	Mainstream Rock
Ownership
Owner	Townsquare Media (Townsquare Media of Evansville/Owensboro, Inc.)
Sister stations	WDKS, WGBF, WJLT, WKDQ
History
First air date	December 1971; 53 years ago (1971-12)
Former call signs	WGBF-FM (1971–1979) WHKC (1979–1986)
Call sign meaning	Taken from WGBF 1280 AM
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	659
Class	A
ERP	3,200 watts
HAAT	138 meters (453 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	37°46′54″N 87°37′24″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.103gbfrocks.com

WGBF-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP of 3,200 watts. The station broadcasts using HD radio technology.^[3]

History

WGBF-FM signed on the air in December 1971; 53 years ago (1971-12). In 1979, the station's call letters were changed to WHKC, calling itself "KC103". By 1984, WHKC broadcast a Top 40 (CHR) format.

The station returned to the WGBF-FM call letters in 1986 and switched to a mainstream rock format, which it still broadcasts today.

Under the ownership of Larry Aiken from 1987 to 1996, WGBF-FM was one of the first stations to broadcast the syndicated Bob & Tom Show outside of their home base of Indianapolis.