WNBF-FM

WNBF-FM was an FM radio station in Binghamton, New York, that began broadcasting, as W49BN, in 1942.

On October 31, 1940, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) awarded the first fifteen commercial FM station construction permits, including an assignment on 44.9 MHz in Binghamton to the Howitt-Wood Radio Company,[4] which was issued the call sign W49BN.

WNBF-FM initially maintained a schedule separate from WNBF, including programming from the recently formed Continental Network.

The review found sufficient support, especially among listeners 25 to 50 miles (40 to 80 km) away, who had difficulty, especially at night, picking up the AM station.

[14] In 1955, Triangle Publications purchased WNBF, WNBF-TV, and the construction permit for a new WNBF-FM on 98.1 MHz, which began broadcasting in 1956.