WPYB

WPYB
City Benson, North Carolina
Slogan Best Little Station in the Nation
Frequency 1130 kHz
Format Country music
Power 6,500 watts day
1,000 watts critical hours
Class D
Facility ID 4774
Transmitter coordinates 35°21′39.00″N 78°34′9.00″W / 35.3608333°N 78.5691667°W / 35.3608333; -78.5691667
Callsign meaning We Promote Your Business
Owner Benson-Dunn Broadcasting
Website [WPYB-AM]

WPYB, 1130 AM, is a radio station in Benson, North Carolinaa small town between Raleigh and Fayettevillethat has a classic country music format.

WPYB was the first station that was owned by George G. Beasley, the founder of Beasley Broadcast Group. Mr. Beasley has long since sold WPYB, and the most recent ownership was Dunn-Benson Broadcasting, a local company owned by a husband and wife.

WPYB operates only during daylight hours to accommodate the signal of WBBR 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".

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