WXHB

Last updated
WXHB
WXHB 96.5 FM.png
City Richton, Mississippi
Broadcast area Hattiesburg/Laurel, Mississippi
Frequency 96.5 MHz
BrandingAlive 96.5
Slogan The Pine Belt's Southern Gospel Station
Programming
Format Southern Gospel
Ownership
OwnerBlakeney Communications, Inc.
WXRR, WBBN, WKZW
History
First air date
1995 (as WESV)
Former call signs
WESV (1991–1997)
Call sign meaning
W XHuB (previous branding)
Technical information
Facility ID 70409
Class C3
ERP 5,700 watts
HAAT 175 meters (574 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
31°28′09″N88°45′53″W / 31.46917°N 88.76472°W / 31.46917; -88.76472
Links
Website wxhbfm.com

WXHB (96.5 FM, "Alive 96.5" and "Pine Belt Solid Gospel") is a Southern Gospel music formatted radio station serving Hattiesburg, Laurel, and the Pine Belt region. The station is currently owned by Blakeney Communications. Its transmitter is located east of Richton, Mississippi.

Contents

Programming

WXHB is an affiliate of the Salem Radio Network. The station carries SRN News at the top of each hour during regular programming. Sunday mornings, WXHB airs the nationally syndicated program The Gospel Greats, hosted by Paul Heil. Monday nights, WXHB airs Gospel Grass, two hours of bluegrass music hosted by local broadcaster David McPhail.

On Sunday mornings, WXHB broadcasts a fifteen-minute inspirational message from the Ellisville Assembly of God Church, with Brother Morris.

On Sunday evenings, WXHB broadcasts an hour of inspirational religiously themed messages from Sanford Missionary Baptist Church, with Brother James Broome and then following Sanford, County Line Baptist Church with Brother Everette Broome. Although the churches are in close proximity of one another, and the two men know each other, they are not related.

WXHB also carries live coverage of sporting events involving local teams — including The University of Southern Mississippi baseball and women's basketball.

The station is an affiliate of the New Orleans Saints radio network. [1]

Related Research Articles

KSL (radio network) Radio station in Salt Lake City, Utah

KSL Newsradio is a pair of radio stations located in Salt Lake City, Utah, which includes the original AM station KSL and the FM station KSL-FM. Both stations simulcast a format of all-news during key hours on weekdays and talk programming the rest of the time. Owned by Bonneville International, the stations share studios with sister television station KSL-TV in the Broadcast House building at the Triad Center in downtown Salt Lake City.

Christian country music is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music. Christian country music is a form of Christian music and a subgenre of both Gospel music and Country music.

WWL is a U.S. radio station in New Orleans, Louisiana, owned by Audacy, Inc. 870 is a clear channel frequency on which WWL reaches large parts of the Gulf Coast in the daytime, and much of the Central and Southern United States at night. It can be heard as far north as Minneapolis, MN under ideal broadcasting conditions at night. In April 2006, it began to simulcast on WWL-FM 105.3 MHz allowing the station's listeners to choose between AM and FM. The station has a talk radio format with sports talk at night. WWL is a long-time affiliate of the CBS Radio Network. The station's studios are located at the 400 Poydras Tower in the New Orleans Central Business District and the transmitter site is in Estelle, Louisiana.

WWL-TV, virtual channel 4, is a CBS-affiliated television station licensed to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The station is owned by Tegna Inc., as part of a duopoly with Slidell-licensed MyNetworkTV affiliate WUPL. The two stations share studios on Rampart Street in the historic French Quarter district; WWL-TV's transmitter is located on Cooper Road in Terrytown, Louisiana.

WVUE-DT Fox affiliate in New Orleans

WVUE-DT, virtual channel 8, is a Fox-affiliated television station licensed to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The station is owned by Gray Television. WVUE-DT's primary studios are located on Jefferson Davis Parkway in the city's Gert Town section, with a secondary studio within the Benson Tower in downtown New Orleans; its transmitter is located on Magistrate Street in Chalmette. On cable, WVUE-DT is available on Cox Communications channel 9.

WBRZ-TV ABC affiliate in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

WBRZ-TV, virtual channel 2, is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. The station is owned by the Manship family, who formerly published the Baton Rouge daily newspaper, The Advocate, and is one of a handful of TV stations today to have locally-based ownership. WBRZ-TV is sister to Class A This TV affiliate KBTR-CD, and the two stations share studios on Highland Road in Baton Rouge, just south of downtown. WBRZ-TV's transmitter is located in Sunshine, Louisiana. On cable, the station is available on Cox Communications and AT&T U-verse channel 5 in standard definition, and on digital channel 1005 in high definition. It is also seen via satellite through DirecTV and Dish Network.

WXXV-TV Fox/NBC/CW affiliate in Gulfport, Mississippi

WXXV-TV, virtual and UHF digital channel 25, is a Fox/NBC/CW+-affiliated television station licensed to Gulfport, Mississippi, United States and serving the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The station is owned by Morris Multimedia. WXXV-TV's studios are located on US 49 in Lyman, and its transmitter is located on Wire Road East, in unincorporated Stone County, northeast of McHenry.

WAUD Radio station in Auburn, Alabama

WAUD is a radio station broadcasting a Sports, Music, News, and Talk format. Licensed to Auburn, Alabama, United States, the station serves the Lee County, Alabama, area. The station is currently owned by Tiger Communications. The station's official slogan is "The Voice of Auburn," and it has also been nicknamed "The Thousand-Watt Blowtorch" by past on-air personalities.

KVVO-LP Radio station

Inspirational Country Radio, KVVO-LP, is a Christian Country music radio station located in Abilene, Texas. Inspirational Country Radio is an outreach ministry of and owned by licensee Life Church Abilene, an Assembly of God congregation.

WREC Radio station in Memphis, Tennessee

WREC is an AM radio station broadcasting a Talk radio format, and calling itself Newstalk 600 WREC. WREC is licensed to Memphis, Tennessee, and serves the Memphis metropolitan area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and operates with 5,000 watts day and night. The station also broadcasts on HD radio, on a subchannel of co-owned 102.7 WEGR. The station's studios are located in Southeast Memphis, and the transmitter site is in North Memphis. It is West Tennessee's primary entry point station for the Emergency Alert System.

The Gospel Broadcasting Network(GBN) is an American Christian satellite broadcast network, which broadcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

WFNC (AM) Radio station in Fayetteville, North Carolina

WFNC is an AM radio station in Fayetteville, North Carolina broadcasting on frequency 640. The station has a conservative talk format and is under ownership of Cumulus Media. Its studios and transmitter are co-located in Fayetteville.

WRBJ-FM is an urban contemporary radio station in Jackson, Mississippi, but licensed to Brandon, Mississippi. The station is owned and operated by Roberts Broadcasting, former owners of The CW television affiliate WRBJ. Its studios are located at The Roberts Building along State Street in Jackson, just two blocks north of the Mississippi State Capitol building, and the transmitter tower is south of Brandon.

WTBF-FM is a radio station broadcasting a mixed Talk/Personality and oldies music format. Licensed to Troy, Alabama, United States. The station is currently owned by Troy Broadcasting Corp. and features programming from Citadel Media.

WKEY (AM) Radio station in Covington, Virginia

WKEY is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Covington, Virginia. The station, which began broadcasting in 1941, is owned and operated by Todd P. Robinson, Inc. The WKEY broadcast license is held by WVJT, LLC.

WFAY Radio station in Fayetteville, North Carolina

WFAY is a radio station licensed to serve Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. The station is owned by Jeffrey Andrulonis' Andrulonis Media. WFAY serves the Fayetteville area.

WTBI Radio station in Greenville, South Carolina

WTBI is a non-commercial Religious station serving the Upstate, including Greenville and Spartanburg, as well as Anderson, South Carolina. The station carries Southern Gospel music and various preaching/teaching programs. Its current slogan is "The Bright Spot on Your Radio Dial."

KWAM is a commercial AM radio station in Memphis, Tennessee. The station airs a talk radio format and is owned by Todd Starnes’ Starnes Media Group. The studios and offices are on Murray Road in Memphis. The transmitter is located off Bridgeport Road in Marion, Arkansas.

BYU Radio Radio station

BYU Radio is a talk radio station run by Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.

WGVM Radio station in Greenville, Mississippi

WGVM is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Greenville, Mississippi, United States. The station was established in 1948 by David M. Segal and owned by him for nearly six decades. WGVM is currently owned and operated by Monte Spearman and Gentry Todd Spearman, through licensee High Plains Radio Network, LLC.

References

  1. "Saints Radio Network Stations". New Orleans Saints. Retrieved February 25, 2009.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)