WBOX-FM
| Frequency | 92.9 MHz |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Best Country Broadcasting, LLC |
| WBOX | |
| History | |
First air date | November 1985 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 6316 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,000 watts |
| HAAT | 98 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°50′27.6″N 89°50′6″W / 30.841000°N 89.83500°W |
WBOX-FM is a radio station broadcasting on 92.9 FM in Varnado, Louisiana. The station is owned by Best Country Broadcasting, LLC, and carries a country format. The station is co-owned with WBOX 920 in Bogalusa.
WBOX-FM is an affiliate of the LSU Sports Radio Network and carries LSU football, men's and women's basketball, and baseball games.[1]
History
WBOX-FM signed on the air in November 1985.[2] While a sister to WBOX 920 AM, the two stations initially carried different formats, with 920 airing country music and 92.7 adopting an adult contemporary sound.[2]
WBOX-AM-FM was sold to Bogue Chitto Communications for $325,000 in 1988; the sale made the pair sisters to four radio stations in Mississippi.[3] Both stations changed to contemporary country formats.[4] The station was required to move to 92.9 from 92.7 as a result of an upgrade proposal for station WQCK licensed to Clinton, Louisiana (now WBKL).[5]
Best Country Broadcasting, owned by Ben Strickland, acquired WBOX-AM-FM for $150,000 in 2002.[6]
References
- ^ "LSU Sports Radio Network Affiliates". LSUsports.net. September 9, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ a b "WBOX(AM)" (PDF). 1986 Broadcasting Yearbook. 1986. p. B-120. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 8, 1988. pp. 39–40. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "WBOX(AM), WBOX-FM" (PDF). 1991 Broadcasting Yearbook. 1991. pp. B-139, B-145. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ FCC MB Docket 89-392 Summary
- ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. March 25, 2002. p. 22. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID WBOX ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database