WBBN

WBBN

Taylorsville, Mississippi
Broadcast area	Laurel-Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Frequency	95.9 MHz
Branding	B-95
Programming
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	Blakeney Communications, Inc.
Sister stations	WBBL, WKZW, WXRR
History
First air date	1985
Call sign meaning	W Blakeney BroadcastiNg
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	71207
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	223 meters (732 feet)
Transmitter coordinates	31°38′03.60″N89°28′35.20″W / 31.6343333°N 89.4764444°W / 31.6343333; -89.4764444
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	b95country.com

WBBN (95.9 FM, "B-95") is a radio station licensed to the community of Taylorsville, Mississippi, and serving the Laurel-Hattiesburg area. The station is owned by Blakeney Communications, Inc. It airs a country music format. ^[2]

The station was assigned the WBBN call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on August 22, 1984. ^[3]

History

WBBN began in a mobile home near Hebron, Mississippi, in 1985 as an automated-assist station (automated equipment with live personalities) and it has built a reputation for the "most accurate news reporting" of all radio stations in the market. The station has since expanded to a more permanent structure, following its success against other competing country stations.

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WBBN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
3. "Call Sign History". Licensing and Management System. United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 14, 2025.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 71207 (WBBN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WBBN in Nielsen Audio 's FM station database