KBXB (97.9
FM, "Freedom 97.9") is a
radio station
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licensed
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to serve
Sikeston, Missouri
Sikeston is a city located both in southern Scott County and northern New Madrid County, in the state of Missouri, United States. It is situated just north of the " Missouri Bootheel", although many locals consider Sikeston a part of it. By way ...
. The station is owned by
Withers Broadcasting
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and licensed to Withers Broadcasting Company of Southeast Missouri, LLC. It airs a
classic country
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Repertoire
The radio format specializes in hits from the 1950s through the early 1980s, and focus primarily on innov ...
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
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on June 29,
1996.
On May 27, 2022 at noon, KBXB changed its format from country to classic country, branded as "Freedom 97.9".
Previous logo
References
External links
KBXB official websiteWithers Broadcasting Companies*
BXB
Classic country radio stations in the United States
Scott County, Missouri
Radio stations established in 1996
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