WIBA-FM
Encyclopedia
WIBA-FM is a radio station in Madison
, Wisconsin
. The station is owned by Clear Channel
Communications and broadcasts a classic rock
music format. WIBA-FM began broadcasting Bob & Tom
(weekday mornings) in the Spring of 1999, and was one of the first affiliates of the highly successful Alice Cooper
show heard weeknights 7 pm–12 am. The station also serves as Madison's FM
home of Green Bay Packers
football and Wisconsin Badgers football
and men's basketball
, in a simulcast with its sister station, WIBA-AM
.
WIBA-FM also broadcasts an Alternative rock
format on its HD Radio
subchannel (101.5-HD2), billed as "Mad Radio"—the same format and branding that previously aired on two other Clear Channel Madison stations (at 92.1 FM
and 96.3 FM
).http://www.wibafm.com/cc-common/hdradio/
. Later, they moved to being a rock and roll formatted station, which they have remained for virtually the entire time they have been on the air.
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
. The station is owned by Clear Channel
Clear channel
A clear-channel station is an AM band Radio station in North America that has the highest protection from interference from other stations, particularly concerning night-time skywave propagation. Usually known as class A stations since 1982, they are occasionally still referred to by their former...
Communications and broadcasts a classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
music format. WIBA-FM began broadcasting Bob & Tom
The Bob & Tom Show
The Bob & Tom Show is a syndicated US radio program established by Bob Kevoian and Tom Griswold at radio station WFBQ in Indianapolis, Indiana, March 7, 1983, and syndicated nationally since January 6, 1995....
(weekday mornings) in the Spring of 1999, and was one of the first affiliates of the highly successful Alice Cooper
Nights with Alice Cooper
Nights with Alice Cooper is a radio show hosted by rock and roll artist and shock rock pioneer Alice Cooper. It is syndicated by United Stations Radio Networks and broadcast on over 100 radio stations in the US, seven in Canada, and is also available in the UK , Germany , Ireland, Australia ,...
show heard weeknights 7 pm–12 am. The station also serves as Madison's FM
Frequency modulation
In telecommunications and signal processing, frequency modulation conveys information over a carrier wave by varying its instantaneous frequency. This contrasts with amplitude modulation, in which the amplitude of the carrier is varied while its frequency remains constant...
home of Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
football and Wisconsin Badgers football
Wisconsin Badgers football
The Wisconsin Badgers are a college football program that represents the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and the Big Ten Conference. They play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium, the fourth-oldest stadium in college football...
and men's basketball
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
, in a simulcast with its sister station, WIBA-AM
WIBA (AM)
WIBA is a radio station serving Madison, Wisconsin. Owned by Clear Channel Communications, the station airs a news and talk format, and features local talk as well as syndicated programming...
.
WIBA-FM also broadcasts an Alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
format on its HD Radio
HD Radio
HD Radio, which originally stood for "Hybrid Digital", is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel digital radio technology used by AM and FM radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with their analog signals...
subchannel (101.5-HD2), billed as "Mad Radio"—the same format and branding that previously aired on two other Clear Channel Madison stations (at 92.1 FM
WXXM
WXXM is a radio station owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications and serving the Madison, Wisconsin metropolitan area. The station airs a progressive talk format, and is noted for surviving a planned 2007 format change from that format to all-sports radio after an organized outpouring...
and 96.3 FM
WMAD
WMAD is a radio station serving the Madison, Wisconsin metropolitan area. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications and has been running a country music format since December 23, 2005...
).http://www.wibafm.com/cc-common/hdradio/
History
WIBA-FM went on the air on October 31, 1969. Originally, WIBA-FM simulcasted what was on WIBA-AMWIBA (AM)
WIBA is a radio station serving Madison, Wisconsin. Owned by Clear Channel Communications, the station airs a news and talk format, and features local talk as well as syndicated programming...
. Later, they moved to being a rock and roll formatted station, which they have remained for virtually the entire time they have been on the air.