WBIP

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WBIP

| above = Simulcasting WADI Corinth

| logo =

| city = Booneville, Mississippi

| area =

| branding = The Bee 95.3 99.7 FM/1400 AM

| frequency = 1400 kHz

| translator = {{Radio Relay|99.7|W259CP|Booneville}}

| airdate = September 1, 1950Morris, M. Scott. "[https://www.djournal.com/lifestyle/th-anniversary-radio-s-wbip-earns-its-old-media-title/article_f6b59e02-b663-5bde-97bc-9a216289a3ba.html 60th Anniversary: Radio's WBIP earns its 'old media' title]", Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. August 22, 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

| format = Country

| power = 1,000 watts

| class = C

| facility_id = 71213

| coordinates =

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns =

| affiliations =

| owner = The Eagle Radio Group, Inc.

| licensee = Community Broadcasting Services of Mississippi, Inc.

| sister_stations =

| webcast = {{listenlive|https://www.953thebee.com}}

| website = [https://www.953thebee.com 953thebee.com]

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WBIP (1400 AM) is a radio station licensed to Booneville, Mississippi, United States. The station airs a country music format (simulcasting WADI 95.3 FM Corinth) and is owned by Community Broadcasting Services of Mississippi, Inc.{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=71213 |title=WBIP Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division|access-date=April 27, 2019}}

History

WBIP began broadcasting on September 1, 1950. It aired block programming and was owned by E. O. Roden.[https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=50639 History Cards for WBIP], fcc.gov. Retrieved April 27, 2019. Elvis Presley was interviewed on the station in February 1955."[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/50s/1955/Billboard%201955-02-19.pdf With the Jockeys]", Billboard. February 19, 1955. p. 49. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

A country music format was aired in the 1970s and 1980s.[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1976/C%20%20Broadcasting%20Yearbook%201976.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1976], Broadcasting, 1976. p. C-108. Retrieved April 27, 2019.[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1980/C%20Radio%20Broadcasting%20Yearbook%201980.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1980], Broadcasting, 1980. p. C-124. Retrieved April 27, 2019.[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1985/B-Radio-All-BC-YB-1985.pdf Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1985], Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1985. p. B-149. Retrieved April 27, 2019.[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1989/BC-YB-1989-All-Radio.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1989], Broadcasting & Cable, 1989. p. B-163. Retrieved April 27, 2019. By 1993, southern gospel programming was added.[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1993/B-Radio-All-BC-YB-1993-B&W.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1993], Broadcasting & Cable, 1993. p. B-196. Retrieved April 27, 2019. In 1995, the station was sold to Community Broadcasting Services of Mississippi, along with 99.3 WBIP-FM, for $400,000."[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1995/RR-1995-08-11.pdf Transactions]", Radio & Records. August 11, 1995. p. 8. Retrieved April 28, 2019. It became a Real Country affiliate later that year."[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/M-Street-Journal/M-Street-1995-12.pdf Format Changes]", The M Street Journal. Vol. 12, No. 49. December 6, 1995. p. 1. Retrieved April 28, 2019. In 1997, the station adopted a sports talk format."[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/M-Street-Journal/M-Street-1997-12.pdf Format Changes & Updates]", The M Street Journal. Vol. 14, No. 49. December 10, 1997. p. 1. Retrieved April 28, 2019. By 2003, the station had adopted a classic country format.Devine, Cathy (2003). [https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/2003/AL-MT-M-Street-12-2003-2004.pdf The M Street Radio Directory]. Twelfth Edition. p. 330. Retrieved April 28, 2019. The station also aired southern gospel block programming, which would eventually become its primary format."[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/118817/station-sales-week-714/ Station Sales Week of 7/14]", Radio Insight. July 14, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2019."[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/167808/eagle-radio-group-to-lma-tupelo-pair/ Eagle Radio Group to LMA Tupelo Pair]", Radio Insight. April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2019. By 2019, the station had adopted a Christian contemporary format.{{cite web |url=https://www.wbipradio.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428060010/https://www.wbipradio.com/|title=WBIP is your all new Contemporary Christian Music Source......in North Mississippi! |publisher=WBIP |archive-date=April 28, 2019 |accessdate=May 3, 2019 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

On November 25, 2022, WBIP flipped to a simulcast of country-formatted WADI 95.3 FM Corinth.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-25 |title=Multiple Format Changes In Northeastern Mississippi - RadioInsight |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/245468/multiple-format-changes-in-northeastern-mississippi/ |access-date=2022-11-25 |language=en-US}}