WBYB (FM)

WBYB
Broadcast areaMississippi Delta area
Frequency98.3 MHz
BrandingOldies 98.3
Programming
FormatOldies
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Delta Radio Network, LLC
  • (John N. and Lynn C. Allen)
WDTL, WIBT, WKXY, WKXG, WNIX, WNLA, WNLA-FM, KZYQ, WZYQ, WIQQ
History
First air date
1993 (as WDFX)
Former call signs
WDFX (1992–2017)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID1528
ClassC3
ERP25,000 watts
HAAT100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
33°52′49.0″N 90°42′33.5″W / 33.880278°N 90.709306°W / 33.880278; -90.709306
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.deltaradio.net/stations/oldies983/

WBYB (98.3 MHz) is an FM radio station licensed to Cleveland, Mississippi. The station broadcasts an oldies format branded as Oldies 98.3.

The station formerly operated as WDFX, an owned-and-operated outlet of American Family Radio.[2][3] In 2017, the station was sold by the American Family Association to John and Lynn Allen for $150,000; John is a stakeholder in Delta Radio Networks, which operates several stations in northwest Mississippi.[4] The acquisition by the Allens was consummated on December 7, 2017, at which point the station flipped to an oldies format and changed its call sign to WBYB.[5]

The station broadcasts the syndicated "Murphy, Sam & Jodi" morning show as well as John Tesh's "Music & Intelligence for Your Life." "Dick Bartley's Rock & Roll's Greatest Hits" is featured on the weekend.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBYB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "American Family Radio Network" (PDF). American Family Radio. January 6, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2003. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  3. ^ "American Family Radio Station Guide" (PDF). American Family Association. May 6, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  4. ^ "Station Sales Week Of 9/15". RadioInsight. 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  5. ^ "Oldies 98.3 Debuts In NW Mississippi". RadioInsight. 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2017-12-14.