WPYB
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City | Benson, North Carolina |
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Broadcast area | Eastern North Carolina |
Frequency | 1130 kHz |
Branding | WPYB Country |
Programming | |
Format | Classic Country |
Ownership | |
Owner | McLamb Broadcasting |
History | |
First air date | 1962 |
Call sign meaning | We Promote Your Business |
Technical information | |
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°WCoordinates: 35°21′39.6″N 78°34′08.00″W / 35.361000°N 78.5688889°W |
Links | |
Website | www.wpybcountry.com |
WPYB, Country, 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] Mr. Beasley has long since sold WPYB, and the most recent ownership was Dunn-Benson Broadcasting, a local company owned by Leon Tart & Sue Tart.
WPYB operates only during daylight hours[1] to accommodate the signal of WBBR[2] 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 May 1, 2021 WPYB was sold to McLamb Broadcasting for 190,000 USD.
References[]
- ^ "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.
External links[]
- WPYB Website
- WPYB in the FCC AM station database
- WPYB on Radio-Locator
- WPYB in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Categories:
- Radio stations in North Carolina
- Radio stations established in 1962
- Daytime-only radio stations in North Carolina
- North Carolina radio station stubs