WBLX-FM
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| City of license | Mobile, Alabama |
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| Broadcast area | Lower Alabama/Florida Panhandle |
| Branding | 93BLX |
| Slogan | "The Big Station 93BLX" |
| Frequency | 92.9 MHz (Also on HD Radio) |
| Format | Mainstream Urban/Urban Contemporary |
| ERP | 98,000 watts |
| HAAT | 520.5 meters (1709 feet) |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 2540 |
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| Callsign meaning | BLaX (a play on "Blacks", its target audience; see KBLX) |
| Owner | Cumulus Media |
| Sister stations | WDLT-FM, WGOK, WYOK |
| Website | http://www.thebigstation93blx.com |
WBLX (92.9 FM, "93BLX") is an American Mainstream Urban music-formatted radio station that serves Mobile, Lower Alabama, and Pensacola, Florida. The station has served the Gulf Coast for more than 25 years. In 2006, WBLX began broadcasting in IBOC digital radio, using the HD Radio system from iBiquity.
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[edit] History
WBLX began as FM counterpart to gospel station WMOO (1550 AM). As WBLX, with the Urban contemporary format, has been one of the market's leading stations with the same calls and format for about 25 years. In 1998, Cumulus acquired competitor WDLT-FM, and skewed it to being an Urban Adult Contemporary. This has allowed WBLX to skew it's programming towards a younger audience as a Mainstream Urban. Also for many years, WBLX carried the "93BLX Jams" and "The Beat of the Bay" brandnames, however, in 2000 they changed their slogan to "The Big Station 93BLX".
Cumulus Broadcasting began upgrading its stations to HD Radio broadcasting in 2005. One of the first ten stations to be upgraded was WBLX.[1]
[edit] Personnel
Station management includes operations manager James Alexander and program director/music director AL-MY-T.
[edit] References
- ^ Harnett, Mary Beth. "Harris Corporation Announces Multi-Deal Agreement as Exclusive HD Radio(TM) Supplier to Cumulus Broadcasting", EE Times, 2006-04-24.
[edit] External links
- WBLX official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WBLX
- Radio Locator information on WBLX
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WBLX
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