WBXR

Infobox Radio station
name = WBXR


city = Hazel Green, Alabama
area = Tennessee Valley
branding =
slogan = "Radio That Changes the Way You Live"
airdate =
frequency = 1140 kHz
format = Christian ministry
power = 15,000 watts (day) 7,500 watts (critical hours)
class = D
facility_id = 8999
coordinates = coord|34|57|11|N|86|38|46|W|
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = WIXC, WKZF
owner = Wilkins Communications Network, Inc.
licensee = New England Communications, Inc.
sister_stations =
webcast =
website = http://www.wilkinsradio.com/
affiliations =

WBXR (1140 AM) is a radio station licensed to Hazel Green, Alabama, that serves the greater Tennessee Valley area. WBXR is licensed to New England Communications, Inc. It airs a Christian ministry format.cite web |title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/]

Programming

The bulk of WBXR programming comes as part of a group of Christian ministry formatted radio stations known as the Wilkins Communications Network.

Notable weekend programming includes the Sure Word Ministries radio program on Saturday mornings [cite web |url=http://surewordministries.net/Radio/wbxr.html |title=SWM Radio Programs on WBXR 1140 AM |work=Sure Word Ministries] and Willingheart Radio on Saturday afternoons. [cite web |url=http://willingheartradio.com/wbxr.htm |title=Willingheart of WBXR Radio |work=Willingheart Radio]

History

The station was operated as WIXC from the 1960s through May 1991 except for 11 months in 1984-85 when the station was briefly known as WKZF.cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=8999&Callsign=WBXR |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database] "WIXC in Dixie" ran country and oldies formats. The station was originally licensed to Fayetteville, Tennessee.

In January 1991, Lincoln County Broadcasters, Inc., reached an agreement to sell WIXC to Low Country Corporation, Inc. The deal was approved by the Federal Communications Commission on March 12, 1991, and the transaction was consummated on March 22, 1991. [cite web |work=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BAL-19901213EG) |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=155464 |date=1991-03-22] On May 15, 1991, the new owners had the FCC change the station's callsign from WIXC to WBXR.

In July 1997, Low Country Corporation reached an agreement to sell WBXR to New England Communications, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on September 2, 1997, and the transaction was consummated on September 16, 1997. [cite web |work=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BAL-19970717EA) |date=1997-09-16 |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=249896]

References

External links

* [http://www.wilkinsradio.com/pages.asp?pageid=10337 WBXR official website]
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