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Broadcast area | Eastern North Carolina |
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Frequency | 1130 kHz |
Branding | WPYB Country |
Programming | |
Format | Classic country |
Affiliations | SRN News |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | 1962 |
Call sign meaning | We Promote Your Business |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 4774 |
Class | D |
Power | 6,500 watts day 1,000 watts critical hours |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°21′39.6″N 78°34′08.00″W / 35.361000°N 78.5688889°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wpybcountry.com |
WPYB (1130 AM) is a radio station in Benson, North Carolina—a small town between Raleigh and Fayetteville—that has a classic country music format.
WPYB was the first station that was owned by George G. Beasley, the founder of Beasley Broadcast Group.[citation needed] Beasley founded the station to cater to the black community in the Benson area, inspired by his commitment to provide a "voice for the voiceless" in his local community.[2]
WPYB operates only during daylight hours[3] to accommodate the signal of WBBR[4] in New York City.
According to a listing in the SRDS Radio Advertising Source, Spring/Summer 2007, WPYB billed itself as "the best little station in the nation".
On April 29, 2021, WPYB was sold to McLamb Broadcasting for US$190,000.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPYB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "A Career Filled With Awards, Accolades," Radio Ink -June 3, 2021
- ^ "WPYB-AM Radio Station Coverage Map". radio-locator.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
- ^ "WBBR-AM Radio Station Coverage Map". radio-locator.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
- ^ Venta, Lance (5 March 2021). "Station Sales Week Of 3/5". RadioInsight. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
External links
[edit]- WPYB Website
- Facility details for Facility ID 4774 (WPYB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WPYB in Nielsen Audio's AM station database