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Radio station in Sikeston, Missouri

KBXB
Sikeston, Missouri
Broadcast area	Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Frequency	97.9 MHz
Branding	Freedom 97.9
Programming
Format	Classic country
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner	Withers Broadcasting (Withers Broadcasting Company of Southeast Missouri, LLC)
Sister stations	KBHI, KRHW, WKIB
History
First air date	September 12, 1968 (as KSTG)
Former call signs	KSTG (1968–1996)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	16548
Class	C2
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	143 meters (469 feet)
Transmitter coordinates	36°59′52″N 89°38′52″W / 36.99778°N 89.64778°W / 36.99778; -89.64778
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	freedom979.com

KBXB (97.9 FM, "Freedom 97.9") is a radio station licensed to serve Sikeston, Missouri. The station is owned by Withers Broadcasting and licensed to Withers Broadcasting Company of Southeast Missouri, LLC. It airs a classic country music format. KBXB serves Sikeston and Southeast Missouri, Southern Illinois, Western Kentucky, extreme Northwestern Tennessee, and extreme Northeastern Arkansas.

The station was assigned the KBXB call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on June 29, 1996.

On May 27, 2022 at noon, KBXB changed its format from country to classic country, branded as "Freedom 97.9".

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References

^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
"Facility Technical Data for KBXB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
"Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
"Freedom Means Classic Country In Southeast Missouri". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-05-29.

External links

KBXB official website
Withers Broadcasting Companies
Facility details for Facility ID 16548 (KBXB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KBXB in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

Radio stations in the Cape Girardeau–Jackson metropolitan area (Missouri)

By AM frequency

By FM frequency

LPFM	107.9
Translators	94.9 95.7 99.7 98.9 100.3 101.9 103.3

NOAA Weather Radio
frequency

162.4
162.55

By call sign

Defunct

Nearby regions: Jackson and Northwest Tennessee; Jonesboro; Marion-Carbondale; Memphis; Paducah-Mayfield; Poplar Bluff; St. Louis

See also: List of radio stations in Missouri; List of radio stations in Illinois

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Defunct	KESM – Eldorado Springs KMAM – Butler
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