| City of license | Spotsylvania, Virginia |
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| Broadcast area | Metro Fredericksburg |
| Branding | "99-3 The Vibe" |
| Slogan | "Fredericksburg's #1 Hit Music Station" |
| Frequency | 99.3 MHz |
| First air date | January 26, 1988 |
| Format | Rhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio |
| ERP | 3,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 22484 |
| Callsign meaning | W ViBe X |
| Former callsigns | WYND-FM (1988-1989) WPLC (1989-1994) WYSK (1994-1996) WYSK-FM (1996-2008) WWVB (2008-2009) WVBX (2009-Present)[1] |
| Owner | The Free Lance-Star Publishing Company of Fredericksburg, VA |
| Sister stations | WFLS-FM, WWUZ, WYSK |
| Webcast | WVBX Webstream |
| Website | WVBX Online |
WVBX is a Rhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Spotsylvania, Virginia and serving the Metro Fredericksburg area. WVBX is owned and operated by The Free Lance-Star Publishing Company of Fredericksburg, VA.
The station first launched on January 26, 1988 with the callsign WYND-FM. It would carry a Modern Rock format, branded as "Y-99.3".
On April 10, 1989, WYND-FM changed it callsign to WPLC, and yet again to WYSK on September 30, 1994. On July 16, 1996, WYSK modified to WYSK-FM. It still continued to carry its Modern Rock format until March 4, 2002, when WYSK-FM flipped to Alternative Rock, branded as "99.3 WYSK - The Rock Alternative".
At noon on January 7, 2008, WYSK-FM dropped its Alternative Rock format and switched to Rhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio with the station's first song being Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack". The calls were changed from WYSK to WWVB-FM on January 11, 2008.
On August 13, 2009, the callsign was changed from WWVB-FM to WVBX.[2]
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