WBZB
| City | Murray, Kentucky |
|---|---|
| Branding | The Busy Bee |
| Frequency | 1130 kHz |
| Translator(s) | 104.5 W283CP (Murray) |
| First air date | 1976 (as WSJP) |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Power | 1,500 watts day |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 73270 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°38′8.00″N 88°19′10.00″W / 36.6355556°N 88.3194444°W |
| Former callsigns | WSJP (1976-2000) WRKY (2000-2006) WJGY (2006-2007) WOFC (2007-2016) |
| Owner | Forever Communications, Inc. |
WBZB (1130 AM) is a daytime only radio station broadcasting a top 40/CHR format, licensed to Murray, Kentucky. The station is currently owned by Forever Communications, Inc. and features programming from ESPN Radio.
In addition to games and commentary of national interest, WBZB featured the area's only local sports show hosted by prominent local athlete and play-by-play man for the Murray High Tigers, Travis Turner.
Local sports updates were given daily from Neal Bradley, and are given as "Brought to you by Froggyland Sports".
1130 WBZB The Office boasted the only live and local sports talk show in Western Kentucky. The Travis Turner Sports Show offered interviews and insight of local high school sports, along with national guests.
The Travis Turner Sports Show had guests from not only Murray and Calloway County (the main coverage area), but from other parts of the region, because it is the only outlet on a daily basis. This is also assisted by the streaming of his show online at Froggyland Sports.
Travis Turner is the creator and force behind Froggyland Sports. The site is named for the sister station WFGS-FM and their coverage area. "FLS", which is what the site is called for short, gives you updates on local "Froggyland" high schools, and streams online the Travis Turner Sports Show.
Along with streaming the Travis Turner Sports Show, "FLS" also broadcasts the Murray High School athletics. This gives extended families the opportunity to listen to how well their young relatives are playing.
Something unique for The Office is that at most points throughout the day, the previous sports programming that was airing can also be seen on television. Nationally this is done with the ESPN channels, but locally in Murray, Kentucky it is due in part to local cable provide Murray Electric System.
1130 ESPN The Office (along with sister stations WNBS-AM and WFGS-FM) held different events through the year.
The station went on the air in 1976 as WSJP, owned by father-and-son businessmen Joe and Sam Parker. After merging with WNBS and the FM station now known as WFGS, they sold the stations to Forever Communications. It marked the first time that ownership of all of Murray's commercial broadcasters lay with an out-of-town company. WSJP and WNBS swapped formats and schedules in 2000 to take advantage of the better nighttime signal on WNBS.
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