WXBW

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WXBW
Broadcast area Huntington, West Virginia
Frequency 101.5 MHz
BrandingBig Buck Country 101.5
Programming
Format Classic country
Affiliations Motor Racing Network (NASCAR), Performance Racing Network (NASCAR)
Ownership
OwnerFifth Avenue Broadcasting Company, Inc. (dba Kindred Communications)
WCMI, WCMI-FM, WDGG, WMGA, WRVC
Technical information
Facility ID 70691
Class B
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 150 meters
Repeater(s) 101.5 WXBW-FM1 (Huntington)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website bigbuck1015.com

WXBW (101.5 FM) is a radio station located in Gallipolis, Ohio. The station has an additional booster station, WXBW-FM1 located in Huntington, West Virginia. The stations are licensed to Fifth Avenue Broadcasting Company, Inc. Previously a classic rock radio station, then-owner Connoisseur Media flipped 101.5 The River (WRYV) to variety hits as 101.5 Bob FM at approximately 10:00 p.m. on August 26, 2008. At this time, the station became known as WXBW. This became the 4th market in which Connoisseur is using the Bob FM presentation. On March 28, 2011, 101.5 flipped again, this time to classic country as Big Buck Country 101.5. The Big Buck Country branding has also been on the now-WRXS in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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