WPBJ (AM)

WPBJ (1590 AM) - branded as iHeart80s @ 99.3 - is a radio station broadcasting an all-1980s music format. Licensed to, the station serves the - area. The station is owned by. WPBJ's studios and offices are located on Hazelwood Drive in Buffalo, it's transmitter is located in.

History
The station signed on for the first time on January 26, 1955 as WFQZ, a full-service AM radio station providing music, news and weather for.

In 1999, acquired WFQZ for its Radio Disney children's network. The callsign was changed to WPBJ and it moved it's studios into 7 Broadcast Plaza in downtown Buffalo (home to WKBW-TV and WWKB).

On August 13, 2014, Disney put WPBJ and several other Radio Disney stations up for sale, in order to focus more on digital distribution of the Radio Disney network. Disney originally planned to temporarily shut down the station on September 26, 2014. However, Disney changed their plans at the last minute, and all stations remained on the air and continued carrying Radio Disney programming until they were sold.

On February 12, 2015, announced that it would be purchasing WPBJ for $2 million. The sale was completed on May 29, 2015. The station discontinued its Radio Disney affiliation and went silent on June 11, 2015. WPBJ returned to the air, and switched to iHeartMedia's automated "Today's Comedy" format. The comedy format was a failure in the local ratings, registering a zero share 12+ in the Fall 2015 Nielsen Media report.

On October 1, 2016, WPBJ flipped to 1980s hits as "iHeart80s @ 99.3", utilizing a new FM simulcast on translator W257CB 99.3 FM Buffalo.