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| Broadcast area | Huntsville -Athens -Decatur |
| Frequency | 1140kHz |
| Branding | The Anchor 101.3 |
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| Format | Christian talk and teaching |
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| History | |
First air date | December 11, 1970 (1970-12-11) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 8999 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 34°57′11″N86°38′46″W / 34.95306°N 86.64611°W /34.95306; -86.64611 |
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| Website | www |
WBXR (1140AM) is adaytimerradio stationlicensed toHazel Green, Alabama, that serves theHuntsville -Athens -Decaturradio market. WBXR is owned by the Wilkins Communications Network based inSpartanburg, South Carolina. The license held by New England Communications, Inc. WBXR airs aChristian talk and teachingradio format.[2]
By day, WBXR is powered at 15,000wattsnon-directional (7,500 watts duringcritical hours).AM 1140 is aclear-channel frequency, on whichWRVA inRichmond, Virginia, andXEMR inMonterrey-Apodaca, Mexico, are the dominantClass A stations. As such, WBXR must leave the air during nighttime hours to avoid interference and protect their nighttimeskywave signals. WBXR programming is available around the clock on 250-wattFM translatorW267CG at 101.3MHz in Hazel Green.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
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| W267CG | 101.3FM | Hazel Green, Alabama | 144380 | 250 | D | LMS |
The bulk of WBXR programming comes from the Wilkins Communications Network.
Notable weekend programming includes theSure Word Ministries radio program on Saturday mornings[3] andWillingheart Radio on Saturday afternoons.[4]
The stationsigned on the air on December 11, 1970. Itscall sign was WIXC from December 1970 through May 1991, except for 11 months between 1984 and 1985 when the station was briefly known as WKZF.[5] "WIXC (pronouncedwicks-see) in Dixie" rancountry andoldies formats at varying points over 20 years. The station was originally licensed toFayetteville, Tennessee, across the state line from Hazel Green.
In January 1991, WIXC's then-owners, Lincoln County Broadcasters, Inc., reached an agreement to sell the station to Low Country Corporation, Inc. The deal was approved by theFederal Communications Commission on March 12, 1991, and the transaction was consummated on March 22, 1991.[6] On May 15, 1991, the new owners had the FCC change the station's callsign from WIXC to WBXR.[5]
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.[7]
In 2016, Wilkins Radio started broadcasting on an FM signal, (W267GC) 101.3, inHuntsville, Alabama. The programming on FM 101.3 is a simulcast of WBXR AM 1140. The format continues with UrbanGospel music, preaching and talk shows.