WVBX

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WVBX
Broadcast area Fredericksburg, Virginia
Frequency 99.3 MHz
BrandingLive 99.3
Programming
Format Contemporary hit radio
Affiliations Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • WFLS-FM
  • WNTX
  • WWUZ
History
First air date
January 26, 1988 (as WYND-FM)
Former call signs
WYND-FM (1988–1989)
WPLC (1989–1994)
WYSK (1994–1996)
WYSK-FM (1996–2008)
WWVB-FM (2008–2009) [1]
Call sign meaning
Vibe (previous branding)
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 22484
Class A
ERP 3,000 watts
HAAT 100 meters (328 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 38°8′30″N77°41′34″W / 38.14167°N 77.69278°W / 38.14167; -77.69278
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website live993.com

WVBX (99.3 FM "Live 99.3") is a commercial radio station licensed to Spotsylvania, Virginia and serving the Metro Fredericksburg area. WVBX is owned and operated by Alpha Media LLC, through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC. [3] It airs a contemporary hit radio format. [4]

Contents

History

Logo used for WYSK-FM from March 4, 2002 to January 7, 2008. WYSK-FM (2002-2008).png
Logo used for WYSK-FM from March 4, 2002 to January 7, 2008.

The station first launched on January 26, 1988, with the call sign WYND-FM. [5] It aired a smooth jazz/new age music format and was owned by Richard J. Hayes and Associates. On April 10, 1989, WYND-FM changed to WPLC, simulcasting the urban contemporary format of then-WPLZ in Petersburg, also on 99.3. It became WYSK on September 30, 1994.

In 1994, the station was purchased by The Free Lance–Star , a daily newspaper in Fredericksburg. On July 16, 1996, WYSK modified its call letters to WYSK-FM, switching to an adult contemporary format. On March 4, 2002, WYSK-FM flipped to alternative rock, branded as "99.3 WYSK – The Rock Alternative".

At noon on January 7, 2008, WYSK-FM dropped its alternative format and switched to rhythmic contemporary with the station's first song being Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack". The call letters were changed from WYSK to WWVB-FM on January 11, 2008, to go along with the new moniker "The Vibe".

Logo used until 2018 WVBX-FM 2014.png
Logo used until 2018

On August 13, 2009, the call sign was changed from WWVB-FM to WVBX. [6]

On January 23, 2015, Alpha Media "entered into a definitive agreement" to purchase WVBX and sister stations WFLS-FM, WNTX, and WWUZ from Free Lance-Star License, LLC. [7] The purchase was consummated on May 1, 2015, at a price of $8.1 million.

On June 1, 2018, WVBX rebranded as "Live 99.3". [8] The station is now airing a more traditional contemporary hit radio playlist, moving away from the rhythmic format. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WVBX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "WVBX Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ Inside Radio "Format Flips" June 12, 2018
  5. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1989 page B-314
  6. ↑ "WVBX 99.3 257A". VARTV.com. June 5, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Alpha Media To Purchase Free Lance-Star Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  8. ↑ WVBX Relaunches as Live 99.3 Radioinsight - June 1, 2018
  9. ↑ "Alpha Media, Fredericksburg Launches LIVE 99.3" . Retrieved September 11, 2023.


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