WBXR

WBXR
Hazel Green, Alabama;
Broadcast area	Huntsville - Athens - Decatur
Frequency	1140 kHz
Branding	The Anchor 101.3
Programming
Format	Christian talk and teaching
Ownership
Owner	Wilkins Communications Network, Inc.; (New England Communications, Inc.);
History
First air date	December 11, 1970; 53 years ago
Former call signs	WIXC (1970–1984); WKZF (1984–1985); WIXC (1985–1991)
Technical information
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
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.wilkinsradio.com/our-stations/wbxr-101-3fm-huntsville-al/

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
W267CG	101.3 FM	Hazel Green, Alabama	144380	250	D	LMS