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BrandingB92 Country
Programming
FormatCountry
AffiliationsCitadel Media, Dial Global
Ownership
OwnerCharles W. Dowdy
History
Former call signs
WMRQ (1976-198?)
Technical information
Facility ID6318
ClassA
ERP3,400 watts
HAAT92 meters (302 ft)

WBKN (92.1 FM, "B92 Country") is an American radio station broadcasting a country music format.[1] Licensed to Brookhaven, Mississippi, the station is currently features programming from Citadel Media and Dial Global.[1] The station is owned and operated by Charles W. Dowdy, debtor-in-possession, following the September 2011 bankruptcy filing by Brookhaven Broadcasting, Inc.

On September 21, 2011, Charles W. Dowdy, acting as the sole owner of license holder Brookhaven Broadcasting, Inc., dissolved the corporation and assigned the broadcast licenses it held (WMJU and WBKN) to himself acting as debtor in possession before initiating a Chapter 11 bankruptcy.[2] The FCC approved the license transfer on December 19, 2011.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "FCC Form 316, Section III, Item 5: Description of the Transaction". Federal Communications Commission. November 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "Application Search Details ( BALH-20111129GBX)". FCC Media Bureau. December 19, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2012.