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| City | Galax, Virginia |
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| Broadcast area | Southwestern Virginia Southside Virginia Piedmont Triad |
| Frequency | 98.1 FM MHz |
| Branding | Classic Country 98-1 |
| Slogan | Playing 50 Years of Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic country Bluegrass Americana[1] |
| Affiliations | CBS Radio News MRN Radio PRN Radio Virginia News Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Blue Ridge Radio, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | December 15, 1961[2] |
Former call signs | WBOB-FM (1961–1985) WBRF (1985-Present)[3] |
Call sign meaning | W Blue Ridge Family (Radio) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 5986 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 100,000 Watts horizontal 96,000 watts vertical |
| HAAT | 535 meters (1,755 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°33′34.0″N 80°49′25.0″W / 36.559444°N 80.823611°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | WBRF Webstream |
| Website | WBRF Online |
WBRF is a Classic country, Bluegrass and Americana formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Galax, Virginia, serving Southwestern Virginia, Southside Virginia and the western Piedmont Triad, including Winston-Salem.[1] WBRF is owned and operated by Blue Ridge Radio, Inc.[4]
Programming
WBRF-FM broadcasts the classic country music show, "Blue Ridge Back Roads", live from the Rex Theater in Galax weekly.[5] It also broadcasts from the Old Fiddler's Convention every August in Felt's Park, also in Galax.
The station is the flagship of Wake Forest Demon Deacons football and men's basketball. However, since the station provides marginal coverage to much of the Triad, the Deacons also air their games on WPOL in Winston-Salem and simulcast partner WKEW in Greensboro.
References
- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-564. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ^ "WBRF Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ^ Rex Theater: About the Venue
External links
- Classic Country 98-1 Online
- WBRF in the FCC's FM station database
- WBRF on Radio-Locator
- WBRF in Nielsen Audio's FM station database