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.
[History Cards for WBIP](_blank)
fcc.gov. Retrieved April 27, 2019. Elvis Presley was interviewed on the station in February 1955.
A
country music format was aired in the 1970s and 1980s.
Broadcasting Yearbook 1976
', Broadcasting, 1976. p. C-108. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
Broadcasting Yearbook 1980
', Broadcasting, 1980. p. C-124. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1985
', Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1985. p. B-149. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1989
', Broadcasting & Cable, 1989. p. B-163. Retrieved April 27, 2019. By 1993,
southern gospel
Southern gospel music is a genre of Christian music. Its name comes from its origins in the southeastern United States. Its lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as ...
programming was added.
Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1993
', Broadcasting & Cable, 1993. p. B-196. Retrieved April 27, 2019. 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
Real Country is a 24-hour radio format produced by Westwood One. Real Country is marketed at the demographic of men aged 35 to 64. Its programming consists of a fairly broad playlist of "Today's Stars and the Legends." Classic country is the st ...
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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Country radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1950
1950 establishments in Mississippi
Radio stations in Mississippi