WBNN-FM
Encyclopedia
WBNN-FM is a Country
formatted broadcast
radio station
licensed to Dillwyn, Virginia
, serving Buckingham County, Virginia. WBNN-FM is owned and operated by Baker Family Stations.
On October 23, 1998, WBCS changed to WBNN-FM. In August 2000, WBNN-FM signed on, carrying a Country
format, branded as "Big Country 105.3".
and Lynchburg
.
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...
formatted broadcast
Broadcasting
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radio station
Radio station
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licensed to Dillwyn, Virginia
Dillwyn, Virginia
Dillwyn is an incorporated town in Buckingham County, Virginia, in the United States. The population was 447 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Dillwyn is located at ....
, serving Buckingham County, Virginia. WBNN-FM is owned and operated by Baker Family Stations.
History
The station first took its callsign WBCS on September 26, 1997.On October 23, 1998, WBCS changed to WBNN-FM. In August 2000, WBNN-FM signed on, carrying a Country
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, branded as "Big Country 105.3".
Signal
WBNN-FM's service signal can be heard in CharlottesvilleCharlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville is an independent city geographically surrounded by but separate from Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom.The official population estimate for...
and Lynchburg
Lynchburg, Virginia
Lynchburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 75,568 as of 2010. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the banks of the James River, Lynchburg is known as the "City of Seven Hills" or "The Hill City." Lynchburg was the only major city in...
.