WBAD

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WBAD
Broadcast area Greenville, Mississippi and The Mississippi Delta area
Frequency 94.3 MHz
Branding94.3 W BAD FM
Programming
Format Urban
Ownership
Owner
  • Toney Baldwin
  • (TBTS Broadcasting, LLC)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 28876
Class C2
ERP 50 kW
HAAT 88 meters (289 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
33°24′55″N90°59′18″W / 33.41528°N 90.98833°W / 33.41528; -90.98833
Links
Public license information
Website wbad-fm.tripod.com

Two radio stations used the call letters WBAD.

WBAD (94.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an Urban music format. [2] Licensed to Leland, Mississippi, United States, the station is currently owned by Toney Baldwin, through licensee TBTS Broadcasting, LLC. [3]

Another WBAD was an FM pirate (legally unauthorized) radio station broadcasting from Brooklyn's Windsor Terrace neighborhood from 1995–1998. WBAD-Bad Radio was founded by Dave Cintron (DJ Cintronics). They played uncensored hip-hop music, in contrast to "Hot97 "WQHT. [4] NYC's licensed commercial Hip Hop station.

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WBAD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
  3. "WBAD Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
  4. Goren, David, Outlaws of the Airwaves: The Rise of WBAD https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/lost-notes/outlaws-of-the-airwaves-the-rise-of-pirate-radio-station-wbad