WBBP
Coordinates: 35°3′18.00″N 90°5′15.00″W / 35.0550000°N 90.0875000°W
| City | Memphis, Tennessee |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Memphis |
| Frequency | 1480 kHz |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bountiful Blessings (Bountiful Blessing, Inc.) |
| History | |
First air date | 1951 |
Former call signs | WFAK (1951-1952) WCBR (1952-1956) WLOK (1956-1964) WMQM (1964-1991) WBBP (1991-1994) WNNP (1994) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 6542 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 41 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°3′18.00″N 90°5′15.00″W / 35.0550000°N 90.0875000°W |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.wbbp.org/ |
WBBP (1480 AM) is a radio station licensed to Memphis, Tennessee, United States. The station has a gospel format and is owned by Bountiful Blessings.[1][2]
History[]
WBBP was first licensed in 1951, as WFAK, to Frank J. Keegan, operating daytime-only with 1,000 watts. On December 21, 1952, ownership was transferred to the Chickasaw Broadcasting Company, which changed the call letters to WCBR. In 1956 the call letters were changed to WLOK, which was followed in 1964 by a change to WMQM.[3] On September 12, 1994, the station changed its call sign to WNNP for one day, before reverting to WBBP.[4]
References[]
- ^ "WBBP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WBBP Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ FCC History Cards for WBBP
- ^ "WBBP Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links[]
- WBBP home page
- WBBP in the FCC AM station database
- WBBP on Radio-Locator
- WBBP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for WBBP (covering WFAK / WCBR / WLOK / WMQM from 1951-1979)
Categories:
- Radio stations in Tennessee
- Radio stations established in 1951
- Religious radio stations in the United States
- 1951 establishments in Tennessee
- Christian radio stations in Tennessee