WBBN
Encyclopedia
WBBN 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.
The station was assigned the WBBN call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
on August 22, 1984.
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. Larry and Randy Blakeney built their company on the success of other radio stations in Mississippi before expanding into the Laurel-Hattiesburg market. Larry Blakeney's voice is a familiar sound in many commercials and promos heard in South Mississippi over the past 30 years on radio and TV.
The youngest of the three brothers, Mike Blakeney, who left the station in 1990 to pursue other opportunities went on to become a successful program director and morning talent in another regional market. Mike is also a top tier national imaging and commercial voice talent(www.mikeblakeney.com), currently heard in most of the top ten radio markets and scores of top 100 markets in the across the United States and Canada.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to the community of Taylorsville, Mississippi
Taylorsville, Mississippi
Taylorsville is a town in Smith County, Mississippi, United States. It is the hometown of various professional athletes, including former Auburn Tigers and current Oakland Raiders quarterback Jason Campbell...
, and serving the Laurel-Hattiesburg area. The station is owned by Blakeney Communications, Inc. It airs a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format.
The station was assigned the WBBN call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
on August 22, 1984.
History
WBBN began in a mobile home near Calhoun, 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 countryCountry music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
stations. B-95 is an ABC Radio affiliate, broadcasting Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey Aurandt , better known as Paul Harvey, was an American radio broadcaster for the ABC Radio Networks. He broadcast News and Comment on weekday mornings and mid-days, and at noon on Saturdays, as well as his famous The Rest of the Story segments. His listening audience was estimated, at...
news and commentary six days a week. B-95 is owned by Blakeney Communications, Inc. Larry and Randy Blakeney built their company on the success of other radio stations in Mississippi before expanding into the Laurel-Hattiesburg market. Larry Blakeney's voice is a familiar sound in many commercials and promos heard in South Mississippi over the past 30 years on radio and TV.
The youngest of the three brothers, Mike Blakeney, who left the station in 1990 to pursue other opportunities went on to become a successful program director and morning talent in another regional market. Mike is also a top tier national imaging and commercial voice talent(www.mikeblakeney.com), currently heard in most of the top ten radio markets and scores of top 100 markets in the across the United States and Canada.