WLYB

WLYB (96.3 FM) is an American radio station serving the community of Livingston, the county seat of Sumter County, Alabama and Meridian, Mississippi. Owned by Blackbelt Broadcasting, Inc., a company wholly owned by Damon L. Collins, WLYB has a transmitter located off McDowell Industrial Park Road, just outside the Livingston city limit, and studio facilities on Monroe Street in downtown.

WLYB
Broadcast areaLivingston, York, Demopolis, Alabama
Frequency96.3 MHz
Branding96.3 WLYB 100.5 Meridian
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatAdult Contemporary
Ownership
Owner
  • Damon Collins
  • (Blackbelt Broadcasting, Inc.)
History
First air date
November 26, 2013
Call sign meaning
Livingston York Blackbelt
Technical information
Facility ID189541
ClassA
ERP3,400 watts
HAAT100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
32°37′34.3″N 88°12′03.3″W
Translator(s)100.5 W263CF (Meridian, MS)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Website963wlyb.com

WLYB has a translator in Meridian, Mississippi, W263CF (100.5 MHz).

History

In June 2011, Damon L. Collins of Foley, Alabama, applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new broadcast radio station. The FCC granted this permit on September 9, 2011, with a scheduled expiration date of September 9, 2014.[1] The new station was assigned call sign "WLYB" on September 21, 2011.[2][3]

In November 2011, Damon L. Collins filed application to transfer the construction permit for WLYB to a new company called Blackbelt Broadcasting, Inc. Collins is the sole owner of Blackbelt Broadcasting. The FCC approved the transfer on November 19, 2011, and formal consummation took place on January 10, 2012.[4]

On November 26, 2013, following a stunt with a commercial-less loop of TV theme songs, WLYB signed on with a Rhythmic Hot AC-leaning Variety Hits format using live air staffers, known as just 96.3 WLYB. The first song played on 96.3 WLYB was Love Shack by The B-52's. The music is mostly current-based Rhythmic Pop mixed in with Rhythmic/Old School favorites from 80s, 90s, and 2000s[5]

WLYB FM is also heard on 100.5 FM (W263CF) in Meridian, Mississippi.

References
  1. "Application Search Details (BNPH-20110630AGF)". FCC Media Bureau. September 9, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
  2. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau. September 21, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
  3. "FCC Releases Latest Call Sign Changes". Radio World. September 30, 2011. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Application Search Details (BAPH-20111109ADK)". FCC Media Bureau. November 18, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  5. WLYB Brings Rhythmic AC to Western Alabama from All Access (November 27, 2013)
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