WEBN

Broadcast area	Cincinnati, Ohio
Frequency	102.7 (MHz)
Format	Rock
ERP	16,000 watts
Class	B
Owner	Clear Channel Communications
Website	www.webn.com

WEBN (102.7 FM) is an American radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio. The station plays a rock format, and pioneered the concept of "album-oriented rock". WEBN is now the longest running album oriented rock formatted station in the United States, first airing this format in 1967. The station is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications. It broadcasts with an effective radiated power of 16,000 watts. Its transmitter is located in Cincinnati. Image File history File links Webn. ... Nickname: The Queen City Location in Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio County Hamilton Founded 1788 Incorporated 1819 Mayor Mark L. Mallory (D) Area    - City 206. ... Sine waves of various frequencies; the lower waves have higher frequencies than those above. ... MegaHertz (MHz) is the name given to one million (106) Hertz, a measure of frequency. ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... Rock is a form of popular music from the mid 20th century which typically features a vocal melody (often with vocal harmony) that is supported by accompaniment of electric guitars, a bass guitar, and drums, often with a strong back beat. ... In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or ERP is determined by subtracting system losses from system gains. ... The watt (symbol: W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one joule per second. ... This is the list of broadcast station classes. ... This article is about the company. ... This page as shown in the AOL 9. ... FM broadcasting is a broadcast technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that uses frequency modulation (FM) to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and appeal to a wider international audience, this article may require cleanup. ... Nickname: The Queen City Location in Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio County Hamilton Founded 1788 Incorporated 1819 Mayor Mark L. Mallory (D) Area    - City 206. ... Rock is a form of popular music from the mid 20th century which typically features a vocal melody (often with vocal harmony) that is supported by accompaniment of electric guitars, a bass guitar, and drums, often with a strong back beat. ... This article is about the company. ... In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or ERP is determined by subtracting system losses from system gains. ... The watt (symbol: W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one joule per second. ... Nickname: The Queen City Location in Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio County Hamilton Founded 1788 Incorporated 1819 Mayor Mark L. Mallory (D) Area    - City 206. ...

WEBN is known for its irreverent attitude, with such shows as "The Dawn Patrol," "Lunchmania" and "The Rubber Room". The station plays a mix of old and new rock, focusing on the more hard and metal rock than many "oldies" stations.

When it initially went on the air in the late 1960's, it was owned by Frank Wood, Sr., a Cincinnati attorney. The music was mostly classical and jazz. However, in the early morning hours between Saturday and Sunday, it also broadcast a program hosted by Frank's son Frank Jr. ("Bo" Wood - or known by his air-name, Michael Xanadu), called "The Jelly Pudding Show", featuring album cuts (other than the recognised hit songs or radio edits) by both popular and somewhat obscure artists. The program and its music proved to be so popular that the station eventually made this "album-oriented" rock the bulk of its programming, much to the chagrin of the older Wood. (However, it honored its roots as a classical music station by broadcasting classical music on Sunday mornings from 8 a.m. to noon, with Frank Wood, Sr., as the host, until his death in about 1991. This proved to be one of the station's most popular programs.)

During its early years, its irreverent attitude extended to its newscasts as well, which blended almost seamlessly into the music. For example, a late afternoon newscast led off with the "Big Bozo Birthday Book" of notable individuals born on that day. Likewise, every April Fool's Day, the station featured the broadcast of a mythical April Fool's Day parade as if one were marching by. Among the marchers was the band from "Our Lady of Perpetual Motion." The station featured commercials that sounded authentic, but the products being promoted were clearly fictitious, such as the "Indianapolis Academy of the French Accent." Programming also extended to carrying syndicated shows like the National Lampoon Radio Hour and Doctor Demento. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Dr. Demento is the stage name of Barret (Barry) Hansen, who has made a successful career as a radio disc jockey specializing in novelty songs. ...

The attitude also extended to actual advertising, led by production directors, Jay Gilbert, and then Tom Sandman. Ad time on WEBN was extremely desirable to local merchants, but the station wasn't about to permit the staid and often amateurish production values that often permeated American radio. The majority of local spots were WEBN-produced, and bore the same outrageous wit and audacity that the station was known for. {Schoenling Breweries' beloved "Little Kings" cream ale was pushed with a long-running series titled "Biggest is Not Always Best".) And, as they had already promoted non-existent events, the station foisted products by "Brute-Force Cybernetics", a conglomerate that developed such products such as "Negative-Calorie Cookies" (eating them actually burned calories), "Stereo-Vision" TVs (a television mounted on a short track that bounced back and forth so quickly as to simulate 3D), and "Portable Holes" (Peel it off its backing sheet, place on wall, make your stash, then remove). A cross-over between this fantasy and reality occurred in 1972, when Hudepohl Beer allowed some of its product for the Cincinnati area to be wrapped in faux labels for "WEBN Tree-Frog Beer". (The Frog, and his sidekick Tyrone, soon became universal symbols for the station.). BFC simply created a need and then filled it.

WEBN was always passionate about promoting local artists, allowing the young local kids that were to form the national country-rock band Pure Prairie League to record the first demo of their hit "Amie" in their studios. And the concept of national artists (who happened to be in town for shows) performing live in the radio studio began at WEBN. Pure Prairie League was a popular American soft rock and country rock band from Columbus, Ohio, active in the 1970s and early 1980s. ...

In the late 1970's, the station featured commentaries by then-Cincinnati Council Member (and eventually Mayor) Jerry Springer under the banner "The Springer Memorandum", whose popularity helped launch his broadcasting career. But not all politics was serious. WEBN promoted its own fictitious candidate and mascot, Frog, for Cincinnati City Council and for President. To everyone's surprise, except those at the station itself, Frog actually received write-in votes on Election Day. Talk show host Jerry Springer :This article is about the talk show host. ... A write-in candidate is a candidate in an election whose name does not appear on the ballot, but for whom voters may vote nonetheless by writing in the persons name. ... More than one country has a day called Election Day. ...

WEBN also presents an annual fireworks show, a spectacular exhibition on the Riverfront, on Labor Day weekend in conjunction with Toyota and Rozzi's Famous Fireworks. (The show is choreographed to music broadcast by the station; one doesn't even need to bring the family boombox along, the music is loud and clear over the thousands of systems that the other spectators have spread over the downtown area.) The show first happened in 1977 as a one-time celebration of the station's tenth birthday, but it was so well-received that it has been repeated every year since. The event routinely draws over half a million people to the Cincinnati Riverfront, and has been acclaimed as a Top 10 American Event. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ...

In years past, before being swallowed up by Clear Channel, WEBN's on-air antics and several of its billboard and TV ad campaigns have drawn organized protests and calls for advertiser boycotts. WEBN was also one of the few radio stations in America that would play most songs uncensored. This ended abruptly after the Janet Jackson incident at the Super Bowl resulted in much tighter restrictions and threats of higher fines from the Federal Communications Commission. now. ... The winning Super Bowl team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. ... The FCCs official seal. ...

External links

• Station website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WEBN