KBXB (97.9 FM, "Freedom 97.9") is a radio station licensed to serve Sikeston, Missouri. The station is owned by Withers Broadcasting and licensed to Withers Broadcasting Company of Southeast Missouri, LLC. It airs a classic country 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 on June 29,

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. On May 27, 2022 at noon, KBXB changed its format from country to classic country, branded as "Freedom 97.9".

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KBXB official websiteWithers Broadcasting Companies
* BXB Classic country radio stations in the United States Scott County, Missouri Radio stations established in 1996 {{Missouri-radio-station-stub