w 40.7641667 n 82.9347222 w 40.7641667 ; 82.9347222 wbco city bucyrus ohio broadcast area mid ohio slogan country legends frequency 1540 khz translator s 92.3 w222cc bucyrus first air date 1962 format classic country power 500 watts day class d facility id 7111 transmitter coordinates 40 45 51.00 n 82 56 5.00 w 40.7641667 n 82.9347222 w 40.7641667 ; 82.9347222 callsign meaning bucyrus ohio 1 affiliations cbs radio agri broadcast network ohio state img sports network owner franklin communications website wbco.com wbco 1540 am is a radio station licensed to serve the community of bucyrus ohio . the station currently features a classic country format . contents 1 history 2 previous logo 3 references 4 external links history edit wbco was founded in 1962 by thomas p. moore and wife j. lavonne moore along with lavonne s brother and pioneer in broadcasting orville j. sather and investors . wbco was joined by sister station wbco fm later named wqel two years later . the company was first known as brokensword broadcasting co. when the moores and sathers bought out the investors it became sa mor stations . full ownership was assumed by tom and lavonne following orville s death . the stations were sold to mike and donna laipply in 1991 . in 1996 both stations were sold to the ohio radio group based in ashland ohio who also owned stations wqio and wmvo in mount vernon ohio wnco & wnco fm in ashland ohio wman fm in fredericktown ohio wfxn fm in galion ohio and wxxf in loudonville ohio . they would later add local wynt in upper sandusky ohio to the group making it the largest radio ownership company in ohio . in 2001 ohio radio group was purchased by clear channel communications which had to sell two stations that included wbco and wqel who was purchased by scantland broadcasting then current saga communications . the stations are now managed by debbi gifford who was trained by and maintains a relationship with tom and lavonne . on february 1 2016 wbco changed their format from adult standards to classic country . previous logo edit references edit call letter origins . radio history on the web . external links edit wbco official website query the fcc s am station database for wbco radio locator information on wbco query nielsen audio s am station database for wbco query the fcc s fm station database for w222cc radio locator information on w222cc v t e radio stations in the ashland mansfield mt. vernon ohio region by fm frequency 88.3 88.9 89.1 89.5 90.1 90.7 90.9 91.1 91.1 91.7 92.7 93.7 94.3 95.1 95.7 95.9 96.9 97.3 98.3 98.7 99.3 100.1 101.3 102.3 102.7 103.7 104.5 105.3 106.1 107.7 by am frequency 960 1300 1340 1400 1440 1490 1540 by callsign w216ah w247bl w257cv w274an waui wbco wcky fm wfot wfxn fm wkvx wjje wlrd wman wman fm wmrn wmrn fm wmvo wncg lp wnco wnco fm wosb wosv wqel wqio wqkt wrdl wrgm wshb wswr wvmc fm wvno wvxg wxml wxxf wyht wykl wynt ohio radio markets akron canton cincinnati cleveland columbus dayton lima marietta toledo youngstown warren other ohio radio regions ashtabula ironton mid ohio sandusky southern ohio wheeling steubenville see also list of radio stations in ohio v t e country music radio stations in the state of ohio by frequency 770 790 910 1090 1130 1320 1320 1340 1500 1540 1560 1590 92.1 92.3 93.1 94.1 94.3 94.3 94.5 94.9 95.3 96.1 97.5 97.7 98.3 99.1 99.5 99.9 99.9 100.3 100.5 100.5 100.9 100.9 101.3 101.5 101.5 102.1 103.1 103.7 103.7 104.5 104.5 104.7 104.9 105.1 105.1 105.5 105.7 106.1 107.1 107.5 107.7 107.7 by callsign wais wbbg wbco wbgi fm wbzi wcho fm wcjo wcky fm wcli fm wclt fm wcol fm wedi wfgf wgar fm whko whth wimt wize wkfi wkfm wkkj wkko wkky wklm wkna wkxa fm wloh wlzz wmjk wmrn fm wnco fm wnnf wnto wnus wobl wpfb wpfx fm wqkt wqmx wqxk wrac wseo wsrw wtgr wtns wtuz wube fm wwkc wxbw wxiz wybl wydb wzom wzvl by city ashland ashtabula bellaire belpre buchtel bucyrus caldwell chillicothe cincinnati wnnf cincinnati wube fm cleveland clyde sandusky columbus coshocton dayton defiance eaton englewood dayton enon dayton findlay fostoria gallipolis geneva heath hillsboro huron sandusky jackson lancaster lima lima logan luckey toledo marion medina akron middletown millersburg montpelier nelsonville newark niles oberlin pemberville toledo philo racine salem springfield toledo uhrichsville union city waverly washington court house west union wilmington wooster xenia see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in ohio v t e daytime only radio stations in ohio stations wais buchtel wasn youngstown wbco bucyrus wbzi xenia wccd parma wcnw fairfield wdao dayton wedi eaton wgft campbell wilb canton winw canton wjtb north ridgeville wkfi wilmington wktx cortland wlgn logan wlkr norwalk wptw piqua wrfd columbus worthington wtns coshocton wwgk cleveland wxic waverly wycl niles defunct wast ashtabula watj chardon wjmp kent see also clear channel radio stations and why am radio 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