- WBRF
Infobox Radio station
name = WBRF
city =Galax, Virginia
area = Southwestern VirginiaSouthside Virginia
branding = "Blue Ridge Country 98.1"
slogan = "Playing 50 Years of Country"
airdate =December 15 ,1961
frequency = 98.1 MHz
format = Country
Bluegrass
Americana
power = 100,000Watt s
erp =
haat = 590 Meters
class = C
facility_id =
coordinates = coord|36|33|34.0|N|80|49|25.0|W|type:landmark
callsign_meaning = W Blue Ridge Family (Radio)
former_callsigns = WBOB-FM (1961-1985)
WBRF (1985-Present)
owner = Blue Ridge Radio, Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast = [http://www.blueridgecountry98.com/bluegrassmusicstreamingonline.aspx WBRF Webstream]
website = [http://www.blueridgecountry98.com WBRF Online]
affiliations = CBS Radio News
Virginia News Network
PRN Radio
MRN RadioWBRF is a Country/Bluegrass/Americana formatted broadcast
radio station licensed toGalax, Virginia .WBRF's powerful signal covers the
Piedmont Triad area ofNorth Carolina , along with theNew River Valley area ofVirginia , and the Bluefield-Beckley area ofWest Virginia .WBRF is owned and operated by Blue Ridge Radio, Inc.
History
WBRF signed on December 15th, 1961 at 5:15pm as WBOB-FM with a power of 6,000 watts. WBOB-FM shared studios with WBOB-AM (now
WWWJ ).WBOB-FM began it's Country/Bluegrass/Americana format around the same time it was purchased by Blue Ridge Radio Inc. in April 1985. At the same time, the station switched it's callsign to WBRF.
In 1990, the WBRF transmitter moved and the power increased to 100,000 Watts from Fisher Peak in Surry County, just across the Virginia/North Carolina border.
Programming
WBRF broadcasts it's Friday night shows at the Rex Theatre in Galax. It also broadcasts from the Old Time Fiddler's Convention every August in Felt's Park, also in Galax.
External Links
* [http://www.blueridgecountry98.com/ Blue Ridge Country 98.1 Online]
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