WBFG (FM)
Broadcast area | West Tennessee |
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Frequency | 96.5 MHz |
Branding | Talk-N-West Tennessee 96.5 FM, 103.5 FM, 1310 AM |
Programming | |
Format | Conservative talk |
Ownership | |
Owner | News Talk West Tennessee media, LLC |
WDXI | |
History | |
First air date | 1999 |
Call sign meaning | We Broadcast For God (former religious format) |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 85424 |
Class | A |
ERP | 6,000 watts |
HAAT | 100 meters (328 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°45′33.00″N 88°23′15.00″W / 35.7591667°N 88.3875000°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | talknwesttn.com |
WBFG (96.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Parker's Crossroads, Tennessee, and serving rural West Tennessee and Jackson. The station broadcasts a talk radio format and is owned by News Talk West Tennessee, LLC. The station brands itself as "News-Talk West Tennessee" and also produces local coverage of local high school football and basketball.
WBFG has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts as a Class A FM station. The transmitter is on Enochs Lane near Tennessee State Route 22 in Parker's Crossroads.
History
The station received its construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission in the late 1990s. The original owner, planning a Christian radio format, chose the call sign WBFG for the slogan "We Broadcast for God." In 1999, the construction permit was acquired by Crossroads Broadcasting LLC, based in Lexington.
The station signed on the air in late 1999. It had a sports radio format, featuring programming from ESPN Radio and local coverage of West Tennessee high school sports. In 2023, the station flipped to a conservative talk format, with local hosts part of the day and syndicated talk shows nights and weekends.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBFG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WBFG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WBFG Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WBFG-FM
- ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2002–2003 page D-423
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-509
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 85424 (WBFG) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WBFG in Nielsen Audio's FM station database