WBFG (FM)

35°45′33.00″N 88°23′15.00″W

WBFG

Parker's Crossroads, Tennessee
Broadcast area	West Tennessee
Frequency	96.5 MHz
Branding	Talk-N-West Tennessee 96.5 FM, 101.5 FM
Programming
Format	Conservative talk
Ownership
Owner	Golden Media Group
Sister stations	WDXI WNWS-FM
History
First air date	1999
Call sign meaning	We Broadcast For God (former religious format)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	85424
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	100 meters (328 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°45′33.00″N 88°23′15.00″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	talknwesttn.com

WBFG (96.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Parker's Crossroads, Tennessee, and serving rural West Tennessee and Jackson. The station broadcasts a talk radio format and is owned by News Talk West Tennessee, LLC.^[2][3] The station brands itself as "News-Talk West Tennessee" and also produces local coverage of local high school football and basketball.

WBFG has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts as a Class A FM station. The transmitter is on Enochs Lane near Tennessee State Route 22 in Parker's Crossroads.^[4]

History

The station received its construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission in the late 1990s. The original owner, planning a Christian radio format, chose the call sign WBFG for the slogan "We Broadcast for God."^[5] In 1999, the construction permit was acquired by Crossroads Broadcasting LLC, based in Lexington.^[6]

The station signed on the air in late 1999.^[7] It had a sports radio format, featuring programming from ESPN Radio and local coverage of West Tennessee high school sports. In 2023, the station flipped to a conservative talk format, with local hosts part of the day and syndicated talk shows nights and weekends.