WEBY is a radio station

Radio station

Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

 broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Milton, Florida

Milton, Florida

Milton , or Milltown, because Milton had the largest mill around) is a city in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States. The city was incorporated in 1844 and is home to Naval Air Station Whiting Field. The population was 7,045 at the 2000 census. In 2004, the population recorded by the U.S...

, USA, the station serves the Pensacola area. The station is currently owned by Spinnaker License Corporation and features programing from CNN Radio and Jones Radio Network.

History

The date of the station's first broadcast is unknown, however it was operating as early as 1957 and ceased operation on July 2, 1972 pursuant to the FCC failing to renew the station's license. The station returned to the air as WSWL on 1982-09-20. on 1983-11-18, the station changed its call sign to WAVX, on 1985-07-01 to the current WEBY,

FCC Complaint and Loss of License (1972)

In 1962, Ben Henry Pooley, an on-air personality, broadcast an editorial attacking John C. Boles, who was running for public office. When the station applied to have its license renewed in 1972, Boles claimed that the station never provided him broadcast time in which to respond. As a result of the complaint and investigation, the FCC declined to renew the station's license and ordered the station to cease operation on July 3, 1972. The case has been cited in multiple complaints and lawsuits involving other stations.