held the call sign wbab at 1440 am from 1958 until 1976 see wnyg . for the freeport new york radio station that held the call sign wbab at 1240 am from 1988 until 1991 see wgbb . this article may be in need of reorganization to comply with wikipedia s layout guidelines . please help by editing the article to make improvements to the overall structure . february 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message wbab & whfm city wbab babylon new york whfm southampton new york broadcast area long island branding 102.3 wbab slogan long island s only classic rock frequency see table below first air date wbab 1958 as wbab fm whfm 1971 as wwrj format classic rock callsign meaning wbab w babylon bayshore broadcasting original owner whfm w hamptons fm former callsigns wbab wbab fm 1958 2003 1 whfm wwrj 1971 1979 wsbh 1979 1987 2 owner cox radio cox radio inc. sister stations wbli webcast listen live website www.wbab.com wbab 102.3 fm is a classic rock radio station on long island . the station is licensed to babylon new york and is owned by cox radio . the station is also simulcast on whfm 95.3 fm in eastern suffolk county . both wbab s 102.3 and whfm s 95.3 signals are broadcast in hd . the station also streams its signal worldwide via their web site . contents 1 history and prominence 2 stations 3 incidents 3.1 signal hijacking 3.2 problems with pirate radio stations 4 on air staff 4.1 current 4.2 former 5 discography 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history and prominence edit wbab first went on the air in 1958 . it simulcasted with wnyg 1440 am then called wbab am until 102.3 fm was sold . wbab is best known for playing an album oriented rock format and is considered one of the pioneering stations in the country to champion the format . heritage bands like pink floyd lynyrd skynyrd led zeppelin and van halen are heard on a regular basis along with newer bands like nickelback daughtry green day and bon jovi . this music receives a fair amount of play as the station does not limit itself to a strict classic rock format . this can classify it as an active rock format similar to wxrk before its switch to a top 40 format and northern new jersey s wdha . the radio station is the most listened to rock station on long island and scores in the top 5 with adults 25 54 years old . as of early 2012 wbab s morning show of roger and jp is 1 with men 25 54 years old and 2 or 3 in mornings with people 25 54 . the afternoon show hosted by legendary jock fingers is continually 1 or 2 with people 25 54 . stations edit call sign frequency city of license facility id erp power w height m ft class transmitter coordinates wbab 102.3 fm hd babylon new york 71199 6 000 82 m 269 ft a 40 47 58 n 73 20 8 w 40.79944 n 73.33556 w 40.79944 ; 73.33556 wbab whfm 95.3 fm hd southampton new york 72176 5 000 108 m 354 ft a 40 56 5 n 72 23 15 w 40.93472 n 72.38750 w 40.93472 ; 72.38750 whfm map all coordinates using osm map all coordinates using google map up to 200 coordinates using bing export all coordinates as kml export all coordinates as georss export all coordinates as gpx map all microformatted coordinates place data as rdf incidents edit this section needs expansion . you can help by adding to it . june 2007 signal hijacking edit on wednesday may 17 2006 wbab s microwave studio to transmitter link stl was hijacked for about 90 seconds while the signal jammers aired a song called nigger hatin me by the 1960s era white supremacist country singer johnny rebel . roger luce the station s morning host said at the time whatever that was it was very racist ... 22 years at this radio station i ve never seen anything like this . the station apologized that same day in a news conference outside the station . 3 the investigation of this matter is ongoing . the incident made all the local newscasts that night . the next morning it made the front page on newsday with the headline jacked fm . the station s new general manager john shea said i ve only been here a week and we get hijacked . former program director john olsen said this was not some child s prank this was a federal offense . the fcc s new york field manager dan noel made a visit to the cox radio long island building on may 20 to investigate the matter which has never been solved . the same incident had occurred a couple of weeks earlier when the same song aired on sister station wbli on a sunday night . problems with pirate radio stations edit a pirate radio station identifying itself as red hot radio broadcasts on 102.3 fm out of flatbush brooklyn many hours a day especially after 5pm and all weekend this plagues wbab s signal in the western end of its market . on november 6 2007 the fcc accompanied by u.s. marshals made a visit to the red hot studios based in an apartment complex on east 35th street and avenue h and seized equipment . however the station returned to the air less than a month later from a new location where it continues to broadcast from today . there are about 30 pirate radio stations on the air in brooklyn interfering with radio stations on long island and the hudson valley daily . the investigation and follow up from the fcc continues . cox radio long island has warned that it will go after any pirate broadcasters interfering with the wbab signal on 102.3 or 95.3 fm and sister 106.1 wbli . in early 2012 new laws took effect that cox hopes will help to put an end to pirate broadcasting on commercial fm frequencies that interfere with its signal . on air staff edit current edit roger luce john jp parise roger and jp ted lindner news traffic on roger and jp show donna donna middays fingers afternoons joe rock nights rocky overnights & weekends weekends swing pete rizzo domonique brando former edit wbab former personalities aj gentile axl mtv xm satellite now on playboy radio sirius xm satellite abby kearse ally annrae fitzgerald now on air at 91x xtra fm san diego ca barry floyd bernie bernard on air in the 1970s worked for voice of america now retired and teaching at c.w. post college bernie wagenblast the station s first shadow traffic reporter . bob buchmann now on air at kgb fm san diego ca bob stei now on air at 105.7 the hawk new jersey . bret levine news & traffic brett the brain fiumara last heard on cablevision s news 12 traffic & weather channel 61 through december 2013 . captain kevin now on air at 103.9 wrcn fm long island ny . chris frohne christina kay now on air radio 105.3 wpty in calverton new york christina lang news & traffic now heard on 1050 wepn espn radio afternoon s on the michael kay show . david race now comedian tv host actor and voiceover artist in los angeles ca dennis daniel was dj on air and production director . now works in advertising domonique back on the air weekends on wbab . doug yoel now performing as a singer songwriter . president of kindred rhythm now forward music inc. an independent record label group . former wbab dj homegrown programmer and producer song parodist for the opie show as doug & the ballbusters & bob dylan weather . ed banas now with 610 wip sportsradio philadelphia ed robinson eric big e wellman program director waxq fm new york . gabrielle nistico now with voicehunter.com gerry martire now on air at q 104.3 waxq fm new york . gregg opie hughes & anthony cumia now on air syndicated various markets the opie & anthony show xm satellite radio . jeff levine former wbab program director now with tribune publications florida . jerry schaeffer now on air at 103.9 wrcn fm long island ny . jodi vale now music director and on air at wkjy fm ny . joe taggart now stand up comic bob buchmann s last morning show co host john klug now on air at 100.7 the bay wzba fm baltimore md. kayla now on air at sirius satellite radio octane channel new york and a fill in traffic reporter on wcbs tv new york . lisa ritchie former fill in for tracey burgess morning co host & news . now 2014 fills in on wbab and wbli morning show news traffic and afternoon traffic . also heard on wwtn fm reporting evening traffic . lynda lopez now anchor wcbs tv weekend news . marc the cope coppola now on q 104.3 waxq fm and 106.7 lite fm wltw fm in new york & kgb 101.5 in san diego california matt wolfie wolfe now at abc news radio morgan thomas national voiceover actor and on air at kson fm in san diego ca peri appollo bob buchmann s first co host and female newscaster now working at cnbc ralph tortora now on air at q 104.3 waxq fm new york ny and walk 97.5 fm on long island ray myers former apd md wsul fm monticello ny wspk poughkeepsie ny rockyn robyn lane now assistant program director music director on air at 95.9 the rat wrat fm new jersey . on air sirius satellite radio 2002 2008 sara karl steve the guy morris now in the marketing community affairs department of long island daily newspaper newsday tony paige former production director and air personality . now working in marketing for marketing werks chicago il and new york new york and weekends on air at 103.7 wnnj new jersey . tracey burgess former news director and bob buchmann s morning show co host . tracy speed currently working as the director of publicity for lifetime . discography edit wbab homegrown album 1981 wbab son of homegrown 1984 see also edit opie and anthony opie met anthony when anthony submitted a song parody while opie worked at wbab references edit wbab call sign history . cdbs public access database . fcc media bureau . retrieved april 29 2013 . whfm call sign history . cdbs public access database . fcc media bureau . retrieved april 29 2013 . wbab.com inside wbab.com wbab radio signal hijacked . url accessed on may 17 2006 archived february 17 2007 at the wayback machine . external links edit wbab official website query the fcc s fm station database for wbab radio locator information on wbab query nielsen audio s fm station database for wbab query the fcc s fm station database for whfm radio locator information on whfm query nielsen audio s fm station database for whfm 1440 am 102.3 fm wbab babylon 1958 v t e radio stations in the nassau suffolk long island market by am frequency nassau county 1100 1240 1520 suffolk county western & central 540 740 1370 1440 1580 eastern 1390 1570 by fm frequency nassau county 88.1 88.5 1 plainview 88.5 1 syosset 88.7 90.3 92.7 98.3 101.5 103.5 105.5 suffolk county western & central 88.1 88.9 89.3 90.1 91.3 91.9 93.3 94.3 94.9 97.5 102.3 103.1 104.5 105.7 106.1 eastern 88.3 88.7 2 89.9 90.7 90.9 91.3 91.7 92.1 92.9 93.3 93.9 94.5 94.7 95.3 96.1 96.5 96.9 east hampton 96.9 manorville 98.5 100.3 bridgehampton 100.3 westhampton 100.7 101.7 102.5 103.9 104.5 104.7 105.3 105.7 106.5 107.1 107.5 by callsign w215bt w217af w227an w227cl w233ai w235bb w243bf w245ba w262as w264aj w268an w283ba