WBLX-FM

WBLX-FM (92.9 MHz, "93BLX") is an American urban contemporary music-formatted radio station that serves Mobile, Lower Alabama, and Pensacola, Florida. The station has served the Gulf Coast for more than 50 years. Owned by Cumulus Media, its studios are on Dauphin Avenue in Midtown Mobile, and its transmitter is near Robertsdale, Alabama.

WBLX-FM
Broadcast areaLower Alabama/Florida Panhandle
Frequency92.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding93BLX
Programming
FormatUrban contemporary
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
WABD, WDLT-FM, WGOK, WXQW
History
First air date
October 1, 1973 (1973-10-01)
Former call signs
WBLX (1973-1988)
Call sign meaning
a play on "Blacks", its target audience; see KBLX
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID2540
ClassC
ERP98,000 watts
HAAT520.5 meters (1,708 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
30°36′45″N 87°38′43″W
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitethebigstation93blx.com

The station was assigned the WBLX-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on July 4, 1988. In 2006, WBLX began broadcasting in IBOC digital radio, using the HD Radio system from iBiquity.

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