35°45′33.00″N 88°23′15.00″W / 35.7591667°N 88.3875000°W / 35.7591667; -88.3875000

WBFG
Broadcast areaWest Tennessee
Frequency96.5 MHz
BrandingNews-Talk West Tennessee
Programming
FormatConservative talk
Ownership
OwnerCrossroads Broadcasting, LLC
History
First air date
1999
Call sign meaning
We Broadcast For God (former religious format)
Technical information
Facility ID85424
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT100 meters (328 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
35°45′33.00″N 88°23′15.00″W / 35.7591667°N 88.3875000°W / 35.7591667; -88.3875000
Links
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteNewsTalk965.com

WBFG (96.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Parker's Crossroads, Tennessee, and serving rural West Tennessee and Jackson. The station broadcasts a talk radio format and is owned by Lexington Broadcasting, LLC.[1][2] The station brands itself as "News-Talk West Tennessee" and also produces local coverage of local high school football and basketball.

WBFG has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts as a Class A FM station. The transmitter is on Enochs Lane near Tennessee State Route 22 in Parker's Crossroads.[3]

History

The station received its construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission in the late 1990s. The original owner, planning a Christian radio format, chose the call sign WBFG for the slogan "We Broadcast for God."[4] In 1999, the construction permit was acquired by Crossroads Broadcasting LLC, based in Lexington.[5]

The station signed on the air in late 1999.[6] It had a sports radio format, featuring programming from ESPN Sports Radio and local coverage of West Tennessee high school sports. In 2023, the station flipped to a conservative talk format, with local hosts part of the day and syndicated talk shows nights and weekends.


References

  1. ↑ "WBFG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ "WBFG Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WBFG-FM
  4. ↑ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  5. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2002–2003 page D-423
  6. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-509


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