WHBE-FM (105.7

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, "ESPN Louisville") is a

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broadcasting a

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format. Licensed to

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, United States, the station serves the

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and

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areas. The station is owned by UB Louisville, LLC.

History

The station was assigned the

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WKXF-FM on 1988-05-11. On 1991-06-14, the station changed its call sign to WXLN, on 1991-07-02 to WXLN-FM, on 1996-06-14 to WXLM, on 2000-04-27 to WYKY, on 2001-12-27 to WTSZ, on 2002-01-04 to WTSZ-FM, on 2006-05-19 to WTUV-FM and on 2014-05-02 to the current WHBE-FM. The change to WHBE-FM came after the station was sold by

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to UB Louisville, who already owned WHBE (680 AM).

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* HBE-FM HBE-FM ESPN Radio stations Radio stations established in 1988 1988 establishments in Kentucky Henry County, Kentucky {{Kentucky-radio-station-stub