WPYB

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = WPYB

| logo = File:WPYB_AM_Logo.png

| logo_size = 200px

| city = Benson, North Carolina

| area = Eastern North Carolina

| branding = WPYB Country

| frequency = 1130 kHz

| repeater =

| airdate = 1962

| format = Classic country

| power = 6,500 watts day
1,000 watts critical hours

| erp =

| haat =

| class = D

| facility_id = 4774

| coordinates = {{coord|35|21|39.6|N|78|34|08.00|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}

| callsign_meaning = We Promote Your Business

| former_callsigns =

| owner = Henry McLamb, Jr. and Henry McLamb, Sr.

| licensee = McLamb Broadcasting

| sister_stations =

| webcast = [https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=WPYB Listen Live]

| website = [http://www.wpybcountry.com wpybcountry.com]

| affiliations = SRN News

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WPYB (1130 AM) is a radio station in Benson, North Carolina—a small town between Raleigh and Fayetteville—that has a classic country music format.

WPYB was the first station that was owned by George G. Beasley, the founder of Beasley Broadcast Group.{{Citation needed|date=January 2020}} Beasley founded the station to cater to the black community in the Benson area, inspired by his commitment to provide a "voice for the voiceless" in his local community.[https://radioink.com/2021/06/03/beasley-founder-george-beasley-has-died/ "A Career Filled With Awards, Accolades," Radio Ink -June 3, 2021]

WPYB operates only during daylight hours{{Cite web|url=https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/patg?id=WPYB-AM&h=D|title=WPYB-AM Radio Station Coverage Map|website=radio-locator.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-02}} to accommodate the signal of WBBR{{Cite web|url=https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/patg?id=WBBR-AM&h=D|title=WBBR-AM Radio Station Coverage Map|website=radio-locator.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-02}} in New York City.

According to a listing in the SRDS Radio Advertising Source, Spring/Summer 2007, WPYB billed itself as "the best little station in the nation".

On April 29, 2021, WPYB was sold to McLamb Broadcasting for US$190,000.{{cite news |last1=Venta |first1=Lance |title=Station Sales Week Of 3/5 |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/205792/station-sales-week-of-3-5/ |access-date=17 August 2022 |work=RadioInsight |date=5 March 2021}}