The History of WGBF-AM

WGBF-AM is Evansville and the Tri-State’s oldest broadcast station, signing on in November of 1923. Operating under various ownerships and currently owned by Regent Communications, 5,000 watt WGBF-AM has followed various formats over the years, and now carries “Newstalk” 24 hours a day. This format has proven very successful both here in Evansville and in most other cities across America. WGBF-AM provides local or national news at the top of each hour, local weather from News 25 and the best syndicated programming available – plus, local high school football and Purdue football and basketball at night and on the weekends during the Fall.

WGBF-AM reaches informed adults who have an interest in their world and money to spend…and, they pay attention. Talk listeners…LISTEN. They don’t play their radio for background music – they’re tied into and invested in their favorite host’s topics of the day and the news of the moment. They’re well-educated home-owners primarily, involved in our community, have good jobs, are married and have families. They want to stay in touch, be involved with and even influence the events of the day through their calls to our hosts.

The WGBF-AM news department consists of news director Gene Stewart and others, and provides 10 local newscasts every weekday, plus newscasts on several of Regent/Evansville’s other stations.

For most of the past 83 years, through many managements and operators, WGBF-AM has striven to be the best at whatever format it follows, and today is no different. WGBF-AM does a great job for its listeners and its advertisers. Great value for every ad dollar and well-documented results from too many clients to count, Newstalk 1280 WGBF is an icon of Tri-State broadcasting yesterday, today and hopefully forever.