WEBL | |
City: | Coldwater, Mississippi |
Area: | Memphis Metropolitan Area |
Branding: | 95.3 The Rebel |
Airdate: | 1976 (as WVIM-FM)[1] |
Format: | Country |
Erp: | 2,200 watts |
Haat: | 168m (551feet) |
Class: | A |
Facility Id: | 16790 |
Former Callsigns: | WVIM-FM (1976–2013) |
Owner: | Tom and Allison Freeman |
Licensee: | North Mississippi Media Group, LLC. |
Webcast: | Listen Live |
Website: | mississippicountry.com |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WEBL (95.3 FM, "95.3 The Rebel") is a country music station licensed to Coldwater, Mississippi, United States, and serves the Memphis, Tennessee, area.
The station began broadcasting in 1976, holding the call sign WVIM-FM, and aired a Gospel music format.[1] [2] It was owned by Tate & DeSoto County Broadcasting.[1] [2] It later aired a Christian contemporary format and was branded "Victory 95.3".[3] [4] [5] Spanish language music aired overnights.[4] [5]
In 2004, the station was sold to First Broadcasting Investment Partners for $2.1 million.[6] It adopted an oldies format and was branded "Oldies 95.3".[7] [8] It was later branded "Flash 95-3".[9] In early 2008, the station adopted a country format as "95.3 The Rebel".[10] Its call sign was changed to WEBL on January 18, 2013.[11] Effective September 20, 2018, WEBL was sold to North Mississippi Media Group for $900,000.[12]