WBAD

{{short description|Radio station in Leland, Mississippi}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WBAD

| logo = WBAD BAD 94.3 logo.png

| city = Leland, Mississippi

| area = Greenville, Mississippi and The Mississippi Delta area

| branding = 94.3 W BAD FM

| frequency = 94.3 MHz

| repeater =

| airdate =

| format = Urban

| erp = 50 kW

| haat = {{convert|88|m|ft|sp=us}}

| class = C2

| facility_id = 28876

| coordinates = {{coord|33|24|55|N|90|59|18|W|region:US-MS_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns =

| affiliations =

| owner = Toney Baldwin

| licensee = TBTS Broadcasting, LLC

| sister_stations =

| webcast =

| website = {{URL|https://wbad-fm.tripod.com/}}

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

Two radio stations used the call letters WBAD.

WBAD (94.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an Urban music format.{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/sip.do#access |date=Summer 2009 |title=Station Information Profile |publisher=Arbitron |accessdate=2009-12-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923211912/http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/sip.do |archivedate=September 23, 2009 }} Licensed to Leland, Mississippi, United States, the station is currently owned by Toney Baldwin, through licensee TBTS Broadcasting, LLC.{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WBAD |title=WBAD Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division |accessdate=2009-12-24}}

Another WBAD was an FM pirate (legally unauthorized) radio station broadcasting from Brooklyn's Windsor Terrace neighborhood from 1995–1998. WBAD-Bad Radio was founded by Dave Cintron (DJ Cintronics). They played uncensored hip-hop music, in contrast to "Hot97 "WQHT.Goren, David, Outlaws of the Airwaves: The Rise of WBAD https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/lost-notes/outlaws-of-the-airwaves-the-rise-of-pirate-radio-station-wbad NYC's licensed commercial Hip Hop station.

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