WSB-FM

WSB-FM
Broadcast areaAtlanta metropolitan area
Frequency98.5 MHz (HD Radio)
RDSB985
BrandingB98.5
Programming
LanguageEnglish
FormatHot adult contemporary
Subchannels
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
  • 1948 (1948) (at 104.5)
  • 1955 (1955) (at 98.5)
Former frequencies
104.5 MHz (1948–1952)
Call sign meaning
derived from its sister AM station
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID73978
ClassC0
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT313 meters (1,027 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
33°45′33″N 84°20′5″W / 33.75917°N 84.33472°W / 33.75917; -84.33472
Translator(s)HD3: 107.1 W296BB (Jonesboro)
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Websiteb985.com

WSB-FM (98.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Atlanta, Georgia. It carries a hot adult contemporary radio format and is owned by the Cox Media Group, serving as the group's flagship FM station. WSB-FM is the oldest FM radio station in Atlanta. The studios and offices are on Peachtree Street NE in Atlanta, in the WSB-TV and Radio Group Building.

WSB-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts. The transmitter is at the end of New Street NE in the Edgewood neighborhood of Atlanta. It shares the tower with WABE-TV, WSTR-FM and WVEE-FM. It broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format; the HD2 subchannel airs a soft adult contemporary format, and the HD3 subchannel carries the Regional Mexican format heard on WLKQ-FM, and also feeds FM translator W296BB (107.1) in Jonesboro.