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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.

History

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

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

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

Translator

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

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References

1. ^ 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. ^ 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.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 71213 (WBIP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WBIP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 152557 (W259CP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W259CP at FCCdata.org

34°38′21″N 88°34′33″W / 34.63917°N 88.57583°W / 34.63917; -88.57583

• Country radio stations in the United States
• Radio stations established in 1950
• 1950 establishments in Mississippi
• Radio stations in Mississippi
• Prentiss County, Mississippi