WBRF
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Broadcast area | Southwestern Virginia Southside Virginia Piedmont Triad |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 98.1 MHz |
| Branding | Classic Country 98-1 |
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| Affiliations | CBS News Radio MRN Radio PRN Radio Virginia News Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Blue Ridge Radio, Inc. |
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Former call signs | WBOB-FM (1961–1985)[3] |
Call sign meaning | Blue Ridge Family Radio |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| 5986 | |
| Class | C |
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| HAAT | 535 meters (1,755 ft) |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | classiccountry98.com |
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WBRF (98.1 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Galax, Virginia, United States, and serving Southwestern Virginia, Southside Virginia and the western Piedmont Triad, including Winston-Salem.[1] It is owned and operated by Blue Ridge Radio, Inc., with studios on Poplar Knob Road in Galax.[5] The transmitter is on Fishers Peak Road in Lowgap, North Carolina, near the Virginia border.
WBRF plays a mix of Classic country, Bluegrass and Americana music. Most programming is simulcast on WKBA 1550 and 93.1 in the Roanoke, Virginia, region.
History
The station signed on the air at 5:15 p.m. on December 15, 1961. The original call sign was WBOB-FM, with a power of 6,000 watts. WBOB-FM shared studios with WBOB-AM (now WCGX).
WBOB-FM began its Country/Bluegrass/Americana format around the same time it was purchased by Blue Ridge Radio Inc. in April 1985. At the same time, the station switched its call sign to WBRF.
In 1990, the power was increased to 100,000 watts and the transmitter moved to Fishers Peak in Surry County, near the Virginia–North Carolina border.[citation needed]
On June 15, 2009, air personality Toby Young returned to radio with his "Aunt Eloise" character who was part of WTQR radio for 23 years.[6]
Beginning in January 2023, WBRF started simulcasting most of its programming on co-owned WKBA 1550 and 93.1 in the Roanoke metropolitan area.[7]
Programming
WBRF-FM broadcasts the classic country music show, Blue Ridge Back Roads, live from the Rex Theater in Galax weekly.[8] It also broadcasts from the Old Fiddler's Convention every August in Felt's Park, also in Galax.
The station is the flagship station of Wake Forest Demon Deacons football and men's basketball. However, since the station provides marginal coverage to much of the Triad, the Deacons also air their games on WPOL in Winston-Salem and simulcast partner WKEW in Greensboro.
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-564. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WBRF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WBRF Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ^ "State Closes Land Deal at Grandfather," Winston-Salem Journal, June 5, 2009.
- ^ RadioInsight.com/ "Classic Country 93.1 Launches in Roanoke" Jan. 16, 2023
- ^ Rex Theater: About the Venue
External links
- Classic Country 98-1 Online
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- WBRF in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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