WBGF

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WBGF

| logo = WBGF 93.5Revolution logo.png

| logo_size = 150px

| city = Belle Glade, Florida

| country = US

| area = West Palm Beach, Florida

| branding = Revolution 93.5

| frequency = {{frequency|93.5|MHz}}

| airdate = {{start date and age|1978|10|10}}

| language = English

| format = Dance/EDM (WZFL simulcast)

| erp = {{val|15500|u=watts|fmt=commas}}

| haat = {{convert|127.8|meters}}

| class = C3

| facility_id = 59661

| coordinates = {{coord|26|42|43.00|N| 80|40|59.00|W|region:US_type:city}}

| callsign_meaning = Belle Glade Florida

| former_callsigns = WSWN-FM (1978–1989)

| affiliations = Compass Media Networks

| owner = ANCO Media Group

| licensee = Zoo Communications, LLC

| sister_stations = WZFL

| webcast = {{listenlive|https://www.revolution935.com/popup-2/}}

| website = {{URL|www.revolution935.com}}

| licensing_authority = FCC

}}

WBGF (93.5 FM) is an radio station serving the West Palm Beach radio market. Owned by ANCO Media Group and licensed to Belle Glade, Florida, it broadcasts a dance/EDM format, branded as Revolution 93.5.

History

The station went on the air as WSWN-FM on October 10, 1978. On June 19, 1989, the station changed its call sign to the current WBGF.{{cite web |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=59661&Callsign=WBGF |title=WBGF Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}

The station previously broadcast a regional Mexican format branded as Radio Lobo; on September 22, 2014, WBGF was acquired by JVC Media from its previous owner BGI Broadcasting. On September 23, 2014, shortly after the completion of the purchase, WBGF flipped to a mainstream rock format branded as 93.5 The Bar, opening with a day-long marathon of the Bubba the Love Sponge show (which was to be The Bar's morning show), followed by 10,000 songs commercial-free.{{cite web |title=JVC Media Opens 93.5 The Bar |url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/90233/jvc-media-opens-93-5-the-bar-west-palm-beach/ |website=Radio Insight |accessdate=September 24, 2014}}

On January 1, 2017, at Midnight, WBGF flipped to Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel. No formal signoff was given for The Bar; the station went from the syndicated program "hardDrive" (on which the last song played was "Highway" by Bleeker) straight into the True Oldies Channel at the stroke of midnight (the first song on True Oldies was "My Girl" by The Temptations).[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/110030/west-palm-beachs-bar-gives-way-to-true-oldies/ West Palm Beach’s Bar Gives Way To True Oldies.] RadioInsight. January 1, 2017.[https://formatchange.com/93-5-the-bar-flips-to-true-oldies/ 93.5 The Bar Flips To True Oldies]

On May 19, 2017, ANCO Media Group announced that it will acquire WBGF from JVC. Upon its completion of its transmitter move to properly serve the West Palm Beach area and closing of the sale, the station will flip to Dance and adopt the "Revolution 93.5" branding to mirror South Florida simulcast sister WZFL-W228BV-W228BY/WHYI-HD2 (the sale closed in August, with WBGF flipping to "Revolution" on the 7th).[http://www.revolution935.com/were-taking-over/ "We're Taking Over!"] from Revolution Radio (August 7, 2017) JVC initially announced that it will move the Oldies format to translator W223CJ (92.5 FM) upon the close of the sale, though this would later be moved to WSVU.[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/117967/revolution-93-5-miami-adds-new-morning-show-expanding-palm-beaches/ "Revolution 93.5 Miami Adds New Morning Show; Expanding To Palm Beaches "] from Radioinsight (May 19, 2017)[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/119316/true-oldies-moves-west-palm-beach/ True Oldies Moves in West Palm Beach]

References

External links

{{officialwebsite|www.revolution935.com|Revolution website}}
{{FM station data|59661|WBGF}}

BGF

Category:Dance radio stations

Category:Electronic dance music radio stations

Category:Radio stations established in 1978

Category:1978 establishments in Florida