WBBN | |
City: | Taylorsville, Mississippi |
Area: | Laurel-Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
Branding: | B-95 |
Airdate: | 1985 |
Frequency: | 95.9 MHz |
Format: | Country |
Erp: | 100,000 watts |
Haat: | 223 meters (732 feet) |
Class: | C1 |
Facility Id: | 71207 |
Coordinates: | 31.6342°N -89.4764°W |
Callsign Meaning: | W Blakeney Broadcasting N |
Owner: | Blakeney Communications, Inc. |
Sister Stations: | WXRR, WKZW, WBBL |
Webcast: | Listen Live |
Website: | b95country.com |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WBBN (95.9 FM, "B-95") is a radio station licensed to the community of Taylorsville, Mississippi, and serving the Laurel-Hattiesburg area. The station is owned by Blakeney Communications, Inc. It airs a country music format.[1]
The station was assigned the WBBN call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on August 22, 1984.[2]
WBBN began in a mobile home near Hebron, Mississippi, in 1985 as an automated-assist station (automated equipment with live personalities) and it has built a reputation for the "most accurate news reporting" of all radio stations in the market. The station has since expanded to a more permanent structure, following its success against other competing country stations. B-95 is an ABC Radio affiliate, broadcasting Paul Harvey news and commentary six days a week. B-95 is owned by Blakeney Communications, Inc.