WWKB is a commercial radio station in Buffalo, New York.
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10 Facts About WWKB
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WWKB is powered at 50,000 watts, the maximum for AM stations in the U S It is a clear channel station, sharing Class A status on 1520 AM with KOKC in Oklahoma City.
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On March 6,1989, WWKB flipped to business talk as part of the "Business Radio Network".
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On January 27,2003, WWKB returned to music, playing oldies from the station's heyday in the 1950s and 1960s, featuring artists such as Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Frankie Lymon, The Four Seasons, The Who, The Four Tops, The Everly Brothers, Fats Domino, Ricky Nelson, Lovin Spoonful, and many others.
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Nevertheless, Entercom found the personality oldies format too expensive to maintain in Buffalo for only a 2 share, and so on February 6,2006, WWKB ended a three-year run as an oldies station with a format change to predominantly syndicated progressive talk.
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WWKB maintained their liberal talk format for another seven years.
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On September 5,2013, WWKB flipped to sports radio under the brand ESPN 1520AM.
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The local sports broadcasts and brokered weekend programs that WWKB carried under its previous format continue under the ESPN affiliation; the station launched with a broadcast of the Buffalo Sabres' participation in the Traverse City Prospects Tournament.
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On September 13,2021, WWKB flipped to sports gambling, branded as "The Bet Buffalo".
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