WBFA

WBFA
City of license Fort Mitchell, Alabama
Broadcast area Columbus, Georgia
Phenix City, Alabama
Branding 98.3 The Beat
Slogan "Columbus' #1 for Hip Hop and R&B"
Frequency 98.3 MHz
First air date 2004
Format Urban Contemporary
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 100.0 meters
Class A
Facility ID 43093
Callsign meaning The Beat
Former callsigns WAGH (1987-2007)[1]
Affiliations ABC Radio, Premiere Radio Networks
Owner Clear Channel
Sister stations WAGH, WDAK, WGSY, WHAL (AM), WSHE, WSTH-FM, WVRK
Webcast Listen Live
Website thebeatcolumbus.com

WBFA (98.3 FM, "98.3 The Beat") is a radio station broadcasting a Urban Contemporary format.[2] Licensed to Fort Mitchell, Alabama. The station is currently owned by the Clear Channel along with sister station WSHE-FM as August 4, 2008.[3] and features programing from ABC Radio and Premiere Radio Networks.[4]

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History

In September 2004, WAGH, then known as WBFA, flipped from a contemporary hit radio format branded as "B101" to an mainstream urban format branded as "The Beat".[5] In September 2007, this format, branding, and the WBFA call letters were swapped with sister station WAGH.

The station was assigned the WBFA call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on September 4, 2007.[1]

In July 1998, adult contemporary music formatted WAGH ("Magic 98") was purchased by M&M Partners Inc. for a reported $2 million to become the fifth station in that ownership group's Columbus cluster.[6]

WBFA officially joined the Aloha Station Trust on August 4, 2008.[7]

Current line-up

includes Rickey Smiley Morning Show 6-11 A.M A.P. "The Mid-Day Diva" 11 A.M. to 3 P.M. Lil D 3 P.M. to 7 P.M. New Jack and New Jack Nites. 7 P.M. to 12.

Changes

98.3 the beat changed from Contemporary Hit Radio to Urban Contemporary on September 9, 2004 and has been in its current format since 2004.

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