WBJI

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WBJI
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Broadcast area Bemidji, Minnesota
Frequency 98.3 MHz
BrandingBabe Country 98.3
Programming
Format Commercial; Country
Affiliations Premiere Networks
Ownership
OwnerRP Broadcasting
KKBJ, KKBJ-FM, KPMI, WMIS-FM
History
First air date
1986
Call sign meaning
BemidJI
Technical information
Class C1
ERP 100,000 Watts
HAAT 146 meters (479 ft)
Links
Website http://www.wbji.com/

WBJI (98.3 FM), known as "Babe Country 98.3", is a radio station based in Bemidji, Minnesota, (licensed to Blackduck, Minnesota, by the Federal Communications Commission) and broadcasts contemporary country music. It is owned by RP Broadcasting.

The programming is all local except for the Bobby Bones Country Top 30, CMT After Midnight with Cody Alan, and CMT All Access with Cody Alan (all syndicated by Premiere Networks), Red Cup Country and 25 Years of Hits (syndicated by United Stations Radio Network). WBJI also previously broadcast non-local NASCAR programming.

Before "Babe Country 98.3" it was called, "Real Country 98.3" and "Good Time and Great Oldies 98", reflecting the two previous formats.[ citation needed ]

47°33′22″N94°48′04″W / 47.556°N 94.801°W / 47.556; -94.801


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