WBAD

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WBAD
WBAD BAD 94.3 logo.png
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
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
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. [1] Licensed to Leland, Mississippi, United States, the station is currently owned by Toney Baldwin, through licensee TBTS Broadcasting, LLC. [2]

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. [3] NYC's licensed commercial Hip Hop station.

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References

  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  2. "WBAD Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  3. 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