WBEY-FM
WBEY-FM (97.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Crisfield, Maryland, United States, the station is currently owned by GSB Media, LLC, and features programming from ABC Radio, WestwoodOne, Maryland News Network, and United Stations Radio Network.
City | Crisfield, Maryland |
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Broadcast area | Salisbury/Ocean City, Maryland |
Frequency | 97.9 MHz |
Branding | Bay Country 97.9 |
Slogan | Today’s Best Music |
Programming | |
Format | Country music |
Affiliations | ABC Radio, Maryland News Network, WestwoodOne |
Ownership | |
Owner | GSB Media, LLC |
Sister stations | WCTG, WICO-FM, WVES, WOWZ-FM, WOWZ-LP |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 27438 |
Class | A |
ERP | 4,300 watts |
HAAT | 115.6 meters (379 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°1′45.00″N 75°45′5.00″W |
Links | |
Website | baycountry979 |
History
WBEY originally signed on in 1993, on 96.9 FM in Crisfield, Maryland. In the early 2000s, WBEY relocated its studios from Crisfield to Pocomoke City, Maryland.
Local and maritime weather forecasts are provided by AccuWeather. WBEY operated from its former sister station's studios (WGOP) and transmitter site on Dunn Swamp Road in Pocomoke City until WBEY was sold to GSB Media in October 2018.
In October 2018, WBEY-FM was purchased from Bay Broadcasting Inc. (Michael Powell) by A. Wray Fitch and Greg Bojko under the joint company GSB Media, LLC for $237,500, making WBEY the sixth station and third format operated by GSB Media, LLC. It joined sister stations WCTG and WVES programmed as adult hits/variety (96.5 & 101.5 CTG WCTG), and WOWZ-FM/WOWZ-LP and WICO-FM programmed as Classic Country (WOW 101.1 & 99.3 That's Country WICO-FM).
Affiliations
National and global news are provided by WestwoodOne.
Local News and weather is provided by Maryland News Network owned by Steve Clendenin.
External links
- Bay Country 97.9’s website
- WBEY in the FCC's FM station database
- WBEY on Radio-Locator
- WBEY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database