WUUB

Jupiter, Florida
Broadcast area	Palm Beach County/ Treasure Coast
Frequency	106.3 MHz
Branding	ESPN 106.3
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	ESPN Radio Miami Dolphins Miami Heat
Ownership
Owner	Good Karma Brands (Good Karma Broadcasting, LLC)
Sister stations	WEFL
History
First air date	1994 (as WJBW)
Former call signs	WADY (1993-1994, CP) WJBW (1994-1997) WJBW-FM (1997-2007) WNEW-FM (2007-2011) WHFS (2011-2012)
Call sign meaning	W "U U B" (reference to previous station moniker)
Technical information
Facility ID	24143
Class	C3
ERP	19,000 watts
HAAT	114 meters
Transmitter coordinates	26°47′59.00″N 80°4′33.00″W / 26.7997222°N 80.0758333°W / 26.7997222; -80.0758333
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	espnwestpalm.com

WUUB (106.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to serve Jupiter, Florida, United States, the station is owned by Good Karma Broadcasting, LLC. ^{[1] [2]} The station is licensed to use HD Radio, but is not currently broadcasting in HD. ^[3] The station's studios are in West Palm Beach and the transmitter tower is in Riviera Beach.

History

Prior to January 2007, 106.3 FM was known as WJBW, and between January 2007 and December 2011, it was known as WNEW-FM. Despite these call letter changes, the station's branding remained "B106.3".

The WNEW call letters were formerly the call letters for New York City radio stations WNEW AM (now WBBR) and WNEW-FM, as well as New York City television station WNEW-TV (now WNYW). CBS Radio, who also owns WWFS, "warehoused" the WNEW calls to WJBW in January 2007.

On December 1, 2011, WNEW changed their call letters to WHFS, ^[4] in effect doing the same "warehousing" move for those call letters, which were tied to long-running alternative rock stations in three different incarnations in the Baltimore and Washington, DC markets in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s. As with the case with WNEW-FM, the station kept the "B106.3" branding under WHFS.

On April 10, 2012, CBS Radio announced that it was selling WHFS and its sister stations to Palm Beach Broadcasting for $50 million, pending FCC approval. The station's Urban Adult Contemporary format and airstaff will be retained under the new owners; ^[5] however, under the terms of the deal, the WHFS call sign will remain within the ownership of CBS Radio, requiring the station to change its call letters once more. In addition, the station, as well as WAXY-FM, will be spun off to comply with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ownership rules. ^[6] The WHFS call letters were moved to former sister station WSJT on August 2, 2012, as that station launched a new sports talk format. B106.3 adopted the new WUUB call letters on the same day.

On February 26, 2013, it was widely reported in the 'trades' that Good Karma Broadcasting, owners of ESPN Radio affiliate WEFL (760 AM), in West Palm Beach, was purchasing WUUB to bring an FM outlet to the area. Under terms of an agreement between CBS and Palm Beach Broadcasting, the sale to Good Karma was allowed. The format change to sports took place on February 26, 2013, at 5p.m. ^[7] The purchase by Good Karma was consummated on April 17, 2013, at a purchase price of $2.4 million.

Programming

WUUB, a.k.a. "B106.3", formerly carried an Urban Adult Contemporary format playing R&B and soul music. It carried two syndicated shows: The Tom Joyner Morning Show and Love, Lust and Lies with Michael Baisden in the afternoons. B-106.3 also brought gospel programming on Sunday mornings and Classic Soul on Sunday afternoons. After the format switch, former sister station WMBX (X102.3) broadened its format from rhythmic to urban contemporary and added more R&B.

As an ESPN Radio affiliate, the station carries local shows hosted by Josh Cohen, Ken LaVicka, Evan Cohen, JMP, and Cyrus Wittig. The station offers extensive play-by-play of local sports teams, ranging from high school football to the NFL.

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References

External links

• WUUB in the FCC FM station database
• WUUB in Nielsen Audio's FM station database