WBFG (FM)
35°45′33.00″N 88°23′15.00″W / 35.7591667°N 88.3875000°W
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Transmitter coordinates | 35°45′33.00″N 88°23′15.00″W / 35.7591667°N 88.3875000°W |
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| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | NewsTalk965.com |
WBFG (96.5
Parker's Crossroads, Tennessee, and serving rural West Tennessee and Jackson. The station broadcasts a talk radio format and is owned by Lexington Broadcasting, LLC.[1][2] The station brands itself as "News-Talk West Tennessee" and also produces local coverage of local high school football and basketball
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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.[3]
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."[4] In 1999, the construction permit was acquired by Crossroads Broadcasting LLC, based in Lexington.[5]
The station
syndicated
talk shows nights and weekends.
References
- ^ "WBFG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- Arbitron.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WBFG-FM
- ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2002–2003 page D-423
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-509
External links
- WBFG in the FCC FM station database
- WBFG in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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