WBGF
For the airport in Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia assigned the ICAO code WBGF, see Long Lellang Airport.
City | Belle Glade, Florida |
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Branding | 93.5 The Bar |
Frequency | 93.5 MHz |
First air date | June 1978, 10 |
Format | Mainstream rock |
ERP | 15,500 watts |
HAAT | 127.8 meters |
Class | C3 |
Facility ID | 59661 |
Transmitter coordinates | 26°42′43.00″N 80°40′59.00″W / 26.7119444°N 80.6830556°W |
Callsign meaning | W Belle Glade Florida |
Former callsigns | WSWN-FM (1978-1989) |
Owner |
JVC Media, LLC (JVC Media of South Fla, LLC) |
Sister stations | WSWN |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 93.5 The Bar |
WBGF is a radio station serving the West Palm Beach, Florida market. Owned by JVC Media and licensed to Belle Glade, Florida, it broadcasts a mainstream rock format branded as 93.5 The Bar.
History
The station went on the air as WSWN-FM on October 10, 1978. On June 19, 1989, the station changed its call sign to the current WBGF.[1]
The station previously broadcast a regional Mexican format branded as Radio Lobo; on September 22, 2014, WBGF was acquired by JVC Media from its previous owner BGI Broadcasting. On September 23, 2014, shortly after the completion of the purchase, WBGF flipped to a mainstream rock format branded as 93.5 The Bar, opening with a day-long marathon of the Bubba the Love Sponge show, followed by 10,000 songs commercial-free.[2]
References
- ↑ "WBGF Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "JVC Media Opens 93.5 The Bar". Radio Insight. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WBGF
- Radio-Locator information on WBGF
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WBGF
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