WBIP

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WBIP
Simulcasting WADI Corinth
Frequency 1400 kHz
BrandingThe Bee 95.3 99.7 FM/1400 AM
Programming
Format Country
Ownership
Owner
  • The Eagle Radio Group, Inc.
  • (Community Broadcasting Services of Mississippi, Inc.)
History
First air date
September 1, 1950 [1] [2]
Technical information [3]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 71213
Class C
Power 1,000 watts
Translator(s) 99.7 W259CP (Booneville)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website 953thebee.com

WBIP (1400 AM) is a radio station licensed to Booneville, Mississippi, United States. The station airs a country music format (simulcasting WADI 95.3 FM Corinth) and is owned by Community Broadcasting Services of Mississippi, Inc. [4]

Contents

History

WBIP began broadcasting on September 1, 1950. [2] [1] It aired block programming and was owned by E. O. Roden. [1] [5] Elvis Presley was interviewed on the station in February 1955. [6] [1]

A country music format was aired in the 1970s and 1980s. [7] [8] [9] [10] By 1993, southern gospel programming was added. [2] In 1995, the station was sold to Community Broadcasting Services of Mississippi, along with 99.3 WBIP-FM, for $400,000. [11] It became a Real Country affiliate later that year. [12] In 1997, the station adopted a sports talk format. [13] By 2003, the station had adopted a classic country format. [14] The station also aired southern gospel block programming, which would eventually become its primary format. [1] [15] [16] By 2019, the station had adopted a Christian contemporary format. [17]

On November 25, 2022, WBIP flipped to a simulcast of country-formatted WADI 95.3 FM Corinth. [18]

Translator

WBIP is also heard on 99.7 MHz, through a translator in Booneville, Mississippi.

Broadcast translator for WBIP
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT FCC info
W259CP99.7 FM Booneville, Mississippi 15255725088  m (289  ft) LMS

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Morris, M. Scott. "60th Anniversary: Radio's WBIP earns its 'old media' title", Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal . August 22, 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1993 , Broadcasting & Cable, 1993. p. B-196. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WBIP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ↑ "WBIP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  5. ↑ History Cards for WBIP, fcc.gov. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  6. ↑ "With the Jockeys", Billboard . February 19, 1955. p. 49. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  7. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1976 , Broadcasting, 1976. p. C-108. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  8. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1980 , Broadcasting, 1980. p. C-124. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  9. ↑ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1985 , Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1985. p. B-149. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  10. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1989 , Broadcasting & Cable, 1989. p. B-163. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Transactions", Radio & Records . August 11, 1995. p. 8. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Format Changes", The M Street Journal. Vol. 12, No. 49. December 6, 1995. p. 1. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 14, No. 49. December 10, 1997. p. 1. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  14. ↑ Devine, Cathy (2003). The M Street Radio Directory . Twelfth Edition. p. 330. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Station Sales Week of 7/14", Radio Insight. July 14, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Eagle Radio Group to LMA Tupelo Pair", Radio Insight. April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  17. ↑ "WBIP is your all new Contemporary Christian Music Source......in North Mississippi!". WBIP. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  18. ↑ "Multiple Format Changes In Northeastern Mississippi - RadioInsight". November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.

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