WRBR-FM

Radio station in South Bend, Indiana

South Bend, Indiana

Broadcast areaSouth Bend, IndianaFrequency103.9 MHzBranding103.9 The BearProgrammingFormatActive rockAffiliationsUnited Stations Radio NetworksOwnershipOwner

Federated Media
(Talking Stick Communications)

Sister stations

WAOR, WBYT, WTRC, WTRC-FMHistory

First air date

1965 (1965)

Former call signs

WRBR (1965–1981)
WXMG (1981–1984)
WZZP (1984–1991)

Technical informationFacility ID27145ClassAERP3,000 wattsHAAT100 meters (330 ft)LinksWebcastListen liveWebsite1039thebear.com

WRBR-FM (103.9 MHz) is a radio station in South Bend, Indiana, United States, broadcasting an active rock format. The station is owned by Federated Media. WRBR-FM hosts several concerts and activities in the South Bend area. WRBR-FM was formerly an oldies station before switching to an active rock format.

History

WRBR first signed on the air in 1965 as a Top 40 station. Its Top 40 format lasted until 1981 when its call letters changed to WXMG and flipped to adult contemporary. In 1984, the call letters were changed to WZZP; four years later, the station returned to a Top 40/CHR format, competing against WNDU-FM. A few years later, in 1991, the station returned to its original WRBR call letters. WRBR dropped CHR in 1993 for an oldies format which lasted until flipping to rock in 1998.