KBXB

Radio station in Sikeston, Missouri

36°59′52″N 89°38′52″W / 36.99778°N 89.64778°W / 36.99778; -89.64778LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitefreedom979.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.^[2] 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.^[1]

On May 27, 2022 at noon, KBXB changed its format from country to classic country, branded as "Freedom 97.9".^[3]

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References

^ ^a ^b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
^ "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
KBXB in the FCC FM station database
KBXB in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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

By AM frequency

960
1170
1220
1400
1490
1520
1550

By FM frequency

88.5
88.9
90.5
90.9
91.5
92.9
93.9
96.5
97.3
97.9
99.3
100.7
102.9
104.1
104.7
106.1
107.1

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

KCHR (1350 AM)
KDMC-LP (103.7 FM)

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

v t e Country radio stations in the state of Missouri
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Defunct	KESM – Eldorado Springs KMAM – Butler
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