Simulcasting WADI Corinth | |
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Frequency | 1400 kHz |
Branding | The Bee 95.3 99.7 FM/1400 AM |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | September 1, 1950 [1] [2] |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 71213 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts |
Translator(s) | 99.7 W259CP (Booneville) |
Links | |
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. [3]
WBIP began broadcasting on September 1, 1950. [2] [1] It aired block programming and was owned by E. O. Roden. [1] [4] Elvis Presley was interviewed on the station in February 1955. [5] [1]
A country music format was aired in the 1970s and 1980s. [6] [7] [8] [9] 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. [10] It became a Real Country affiliate later that year. [11] In 1997, the station adopted a sports talk format. [12] By 2003, the station had adopted a classic country format. [13] The station also aired southern gospel block programming, which would eventually become its primary format. [1] [14] [15] By 2019, the station had adopted a Christian contemporary format. [16]
On November 25, 2022, WBIP flipped to a simulcast of country-formatted WADI 95.3 FM Corinth. [17]
WBIP is also heard on 99.7 MHz, through a translator in Booneville, Mississippi.
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP ( W) | HAAT | FCC info |
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W259CP | 99.7 FM | Booneville, Mississippi | 152557 | 250 | 88 m (289 ft) | LMS |
Simulcasting WADI Corinth | |
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Frequency | 1400 kHz |
Branding | The Bee 95.3 99.7 FM/1400 AM |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Ownership | |
Owner |
|
History | |
First air date | September 1, 1950 [1] [2] |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 71213 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts |
Translator(s) | 99.7 W259CP (Booneville) |
Links | |
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. [3]
WBIP began broadcasting on September 1, 1950. [2] [1] It aired block programming and was owned by E. O. Roden. [1] [4] Elvis Presley was interviewed on the station in February 1955. [5] [1]
A country music format was aired in the 1970s and 1980s. [6] [7] [8] [9] 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. [10] It became a Real Country affiliate later that year. [11] In 1997, the station adopted a sports talk format. [12] By 2003, the station had adopted a classic country format. [13] The station also aired southern gospel block programming, which would eventually become its primary format. [1] [14] [15] By 2019, the station had adopted a Christian contemporary format. [16]
On November 25, 2022, WBIP flipped to a simulcast of country-formatted WADI 95.3 FM Corinth. [17]
WBIP is also heard on 99.7 MHz, through a translator in Booneville, Mississippi.
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP ( W) | HAAT | FCC info |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W259CP | 99.7 FM | Booneville, Mississippi | 152557 | 250 | 88 m (289 ft) | LMS |