WBRF

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WBRF
City of license	Galax, Virginia
Broadcast area	Southwestern Virginia Southside Virginia Piedmont Triad
Branding	"Classic Country 98-1" "The Legend"
Slogan	"Playing 50 Years of Country"
Frequency	98.1 MHz
First air date	December 15, 1961 (as WBOB-FM)
Format	Classic country Bluegrass Americana
ERP	100,000 watts horiz 96,000 watts vert
HAAT	535 meters
Class	C
Facility ID	5986
Transmitter coordinates	36°33′34.0″N 80°49′25.0″W / 36.559444°N 80.823611°W / 36.559444; -80.823611
Callsign meaning	W Blue Ridge Family (Radio)
Former callsigns	WBOB-FM (1961–1985)
Affiliations	CBS Radio News Virginia News Network PRN Radio MRN Radio
Owner	Blue Ridge Radio, Inc.
Webcast	WBRF Webstream
Website	WBRF Online

WBRF is a Classic Country/Bluegrass/Americana formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Galax, Virginia.

WBRF's powerful signal covers the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina, along with the New River Valley area of Virginia, and the Bluefield-Beckley area of West Virginia. The station can be heard in parts of the Tri-Cities and into areas of eastern Kentucky.

WBRF is owned and operated by Blue Ridge Radio, Inc.^[1]

History

WBRF signed on December 15, 1961 at 5:15 pm as WBOB-FM with a power of 6,000 watts. WBOB-FM shared studios with WBOB (now WWWJ).

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 callsign to WBRF. The station billed itself as "Blue Ridge Country 98.1".

Logo used until November 2010.

In 1990, the WBRF transmitter moved and the power increased to 100,000 Watts from Fisher Peak in Surry County, just across the Virginia/North Carolina border.

On June 15, 2009, Toby Young returned to radio with his "Aunt Eloise" character who was part of WTQR radio for 23 years.^[2]

Late in 2010, WBRF-FM switched from a Country format (with newer and classic songs) to just a Classic Country format. At the same time, the station changed its branding from "Blue Ridge Country 98" to "Classic Country 98-1" and "The Legend".

References

↑ "WBRF Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "State Closes Land Deal at Grandfather," Winston-Salem Journal, June 5, 2009.

External links

Classic Country 98-1 Online

Query the FCC's FM station database for WBRF

Radio-Locator information on WBRF

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WBRF

v t e Radio stations in the Southwest Virginia market (excluding the Tri-Cities)

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By callsign	W201AI W201AJ W211BE W211BF W215BJ W217BF W219CJ W223AA W255BT W270BO W284BB WABN WAXM WBRF WCXZ WDIC WDIC-FM WDXC WEHC WFYE WGAT WGCK-FM WGFC WGTH WGTH-FM WHHV WHKX WHQX WISE-FM WIFX-FM WITM WJNV WKOY-FM WKQY WLOY WLRV WLSD WMEV-FM WMJD WNBV WNRG WNRV WNVA WNVA-FM WOKG WOLD-FM WPAQ WRIC-FM WSWV WSWV-FM WTZE WUKZ WVTR WWWJ WXBX WXEZ-LP WXLZ WXLZ-FM WXMY WYRV WYVE WZFM WZVA

Defunct	WBDY WDUF

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Outside the market	WSOE 89.3 WUNC-FM 91.5 WKKT 96.9 WBRF 98.1 WTZO-LP 103.1 WFEC-LP 103.1 WEND 106.5

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v t e Country Radio Stations in the state of Virginia

Stations:	WAKG - Danville WAXM - Big Stone Gap WBBC-FM - Blackstone WBNN-FM - Dillwyn WBRF - Galax WCYK-FM - Charlottesville WDIC - Clinchco WDXC - Pound WFLO - Farmville WFLS-FM - Fredericksburg WGH-FM - Newport News WGRX - Falmouth WHKX - Bluefield WIGO-FM - White Stone WJMA - Culpeper WJNV - Jonesville WKCY-FM - Harrisonburg WKDE-FM - Altavista WKDW - Staunton WKEY - Covington WKHK - Colonial Heights WLFV - Ettrick WLQM-FM - Franklin WLRV - Lebanon WLUS-FM - Clarksville WMEV-FM - Marion WMJD - Grundy WMNA - Gretna WMPW - Danville WNNT-FM - Warsaw WOPI - Bristol WPSK-FM - Pulaski WRAA - Luray WSIG - Mount Jackson WSLC-FM - Roanoke WSVS - Crewe WSWV-FM - Pennington Gap WUSH - Poquoson WUSQ - Winchester WVES - Accomac WVHL - Farmville WXBN - Berryville WXBQ-FM - Bristol WXLZ - Saint Paul WXLZ-FM - Lebanon WXMY - Saltville WYTI - Rocky Mount WYVE - Wytheville WYYD - Amherst WZBB - Stanleytown WZVA - Marion WZFC - Strasburg

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