WBXR

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WBXR
WBXR 101.3 logo.png
Broadcast area Huntsville - Athens - Decatur
Frequency 1140 kHz
BrandingThe Anchor 101.3
Programming
Format Christian talk and teaching
Ownership
Owner
  • Wilkins Communications Network, Inc.
  • (New England Communications, Inc.)
History
First air date
December 11, 1970;53 years ago (1970-12-11)
Former call signs
WIXC (1970-1984)
WKZF (1984-1985)
WIXC (1985-1991)
Technical information
Facility ID 8999
Class D
Power 15,000 watts days only
7,500 watts critical hours
Transmitter coordinates
 34°57′11″N86°38′46″W / 34.95306°N 86.64611°W / 34.95306; -86.64611
Links
Website www.wilkinsradio.com/our-stations/wbxr-101-3fm-huntsville-al/

WBXR (1140 AM) is a daytimer radio station licensed to Hazel Green, Alabama, that serves the Huntsville - Athens - Decatur radio market. WBXR is owned by the Wilkins Communications Network based in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The license held by New England Communications, Inc. WBXR airs a Christian talk and teaching radio format. [1]

Contents

By day, WBXR is powered at 15,000 watts non-directional (7,500 watts during critical hours). AM 1140 is a clear-channel frequency, on which WRVA in Richmond, Virginia, and XEMR in Monterrey- Apodaca, Mexico, are the dominant Class A stations. As such, WBXR must leave the air during nighttime hours to avoid interference and protect their nighttime skywave signals. WBXR programming is available around the clock on 250-watt FM translator W267CG at 101.3 MHz in Hazel Green. [2]

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
W267CG101.3 FM Hazel Green, Alabama 144380250D LMS

Programming

The bulk of WBXR programming comes from the Wilkins Communications Network.

Notable weekend programming includes the Sure Word Ministries radio program on Saturday mornings [3] and Willingheart Radio on Saturday afternoons. [4]

History

The station signed on the air on December 11, 1970;53 years ago. Its call sign was WIXC from December 1970 through May 1991, except for 11 months between 1984 and 1985 when the station was briefly known as WKZF. [5] "WIXC (pronounced wicks-see) in Dixie" ran country and oldies formats at varying points over 20 years. The station was originally licensed to Fayetteville, Tennessee, across the state line from Hazel Green.

In January 1991, WIXC's then-owners, Lincoln County Broadcasters, Inc., reached an agreement to sell the station to Low Country Corporation, Inc. The deal was approved by the Federal Communications Commission on March 12, 1991, and the transaction was consummated on March 22, 1991. [6] On May 15, 1991, the new owners had the FCC change the station's callsign from WIXC to WBXR. [5]

In July 1997, Low Country Corporation reached an agreement to sell WBXR to New England Communications, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on September 2, 1997, and the transaction was consummated on September 16, 1997. [7]

In 2016, Wilkins Radio started broadcasting on an FM signal, (W267GC) 101.3, in Huntsville, Alabama. The programming on FM 101.3 is a simulcast of WBXR AM 1140. The format continues with Urban Gospel music, preaching and talk shows.

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References

  1. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  2. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/W267CG
  3. ↑ "SWM Radio Programs on WBXR 1140 AM". Sure Word Ministries.
  4. ↑ "Willingheart of WBXR Radio". Willingheart Radio.
  5. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  6. ↑ "Application Search Details (BAL-19901213EG)". FCC Media Bureau. 1991-03-22.
  7. ↑ "Application Search Details (BAL-19970717EA)". FCC Media Bureau. 1997-09-16.
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