WBRF

WBRF

City	Galax, Virginia
Broadcast area	Southwestern Virginia Southside Virginia Piedmont Triad
Branding	"Classic Country 98-1"
Slogan	"Playing 50 Years of Country"
Frequency	98.1 FM MHz
First air date	December 15, 1961^[1]
Format	Classic country Bluegrass Americana^[2]
Power	100,000 Watts horizontal 96,000 watts vertical
HAAT	535 meters (1,755 ft)
Class	C
Facility ID	5986
Transmitter coordinates	36°33′34.0″N 80°49′25.0″W / 36.559444°N 80.823611°W / 36.559444; -80.823611
Callsign meaning	W Blue Ridge Family (Radio)
Former callsigns	WBOB-FM (1961–1985) WBRF (1985-Present)^[3]
Affiliations	CBS Radio News MRN Radio PRN Radio Virginia News Network
Owner	Blue Ridge Radio, Inc.
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 Piedmont Triad.^[2] 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.

References

↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-564. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. 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

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Radio stations in the Southwest Virginia market (excluding the Tri-Cities)

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Defunct	WBDY WDUF

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Country radio stations in the state of Virginia

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