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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.[2][3] 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.[4]

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."[5] In 1999, the construction permit was acquired by Crossroads Broadcasting LLC, based in Lexington.[6]

The station signed on the air in late 1999.[7] 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

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBFG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WBFG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "WBFG Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WBFG-FM
  5. ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  6. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2002–2003 page D-423
  7. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-509
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WBFG_(FM)
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