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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 |
| Links | |
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]
- ^ "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.