title: WMBH
text: # WMBH
  
  WMBH (1560 AM, "Somo Sports Radio") is a radio station licensed to Joplin, Missouri. The station is a CBS Sports Radio affiliate. Its programming is also carried by K268CP 101.3 FM, licensed to Joplin.
  
  ## History
  
  The station was first licensed, as KQYX, on August 14, 1962 to William B. Bell in Joplin. On July 25, 2001 the station engaged in a two-way call sign and format swap, with AM 1560 KQYX becoming WMBH and receiving a sports format, and AM 1450 WMBH becoming KQYX.
  
  On October 9, 2006, WMBH flipped formats from talk/sports to urban contemporary as "1560 The Beat".
  
  In January 2022, WMBH rebranded as "Somo Sports Radio" and switched affiliations from Fox Sports Radio to CBS Sports Radio.
  
  