Broadcast area | Huntsville - Athens - Decatur |
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Frequency | 1140 kHz |
Branding | The Anchor 101.3 |
Programming | |
Format | Christian talk and teaching |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | December 11, 1970 |
Former call signs | WIXC (1970–1984) WKZF (1984–1985) WIXC (1985–1991) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 8999 |
Class | D |
Power | 15,000 watts days only 7,500 watts critical hours |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°57′11″N 86°38′46″W / 34.95306°N 86.64611°W |
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Public license information | |
Website | www |
WBXR (1140 AM) is a daytimer radio station licensed to Hazel Green, Alabama, that serves the Huntsville - Athens - Decatur radio market. WBXR is owned by the Wilkins Communications Network based in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The license held by New England Communications, Inc. WBXR airs a Christian talk and teaching radio format.[2]
By day, WBXR is powered at 15,000 watts non-directional (7,500 watts during critical hours). AM 1140 is a clear-channel frequency, on which WRVA in Richmond, Virginia, and XEMR in Monterrey- Apodaca, Mexico, are the dominant Class A stations. As such, WBXR must leave the air during nighttime hours to avoid interference and protect their nighttime skywave signals. WBXR programming is available around the clock on 250-watt FM translator W267CG at 101.3 MHz in Hazel Green.[3]
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
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W267CG | 101.3 FM | Hazel Green, Alabama | 144380 | 250 | D | LMS |