WEBL (FM)

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Field	Value
name	WEBL
logo	953 The Rebel logo.png
city	Coldwater, Mississippi
area	Memphis Metropolitan Area
branding	95.3 The Rebel
frequency	95.3 MHz
translator
airdate	1976 (as WVIM-FM)
format	Country
erp	2,200 watts
haat	168 m
class	A
facility_id	16790
former_callsigns	WVIM-FM (1976–2013)
owner	Tom and Allison Freeman
licensee	North Mississippi Media Group, LLC.
webcast	Listen Live
website	mississippicountry.com
licensing_authority	FCC
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WEBL (95.3 FM, "95.3 The Rebel") is a country music station licensed to Coldwater, Mississippi, United States, and serves the Memphis, Tennessee, area.

History

The station began broadcasting in 1976, holding the call sign WVIM-FM, and aired a Gospel music format. It was owned by Tate & DeSoto County Broadcasting. It later aired a Christian contemporary format and was branded "Victory 95.3". Spanish language music aired overnights.

In 2004, the station was sold to First Broadcasting Investment Partners for $2.1 million. It adopted an oldies format and was branded "Oldies 95.3". It was later branded "Flash 95-3". In early 2008, the station adopted a country format as "95.3 The Rebel". Its call sign was changed to WEBL on January 18, 2013. Effective September 20, 2018, WEBL was sold to North Mississippi Media Group for $900,000.

References

''[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1977/C%20Section%20Radio%20Broadcasting%20Yearbook%201977%20P-6.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1977]'', [[Broadcasting & Cable. Broadcasting]], 1977. p. C-115. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
[https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=83539 History Cards for WEBL], fcc.gov. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
''[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1996/B-Radio_All-BC-YB-1996.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1996]'', [[Broadcasting & Cable]], 1996. p. B-231. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
''[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2003-04/D-Radio-All-BC-YB-2003-04.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2003-2004]'', [[Broadcasting & Cable]], 2003-2004. p. D-262. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
"Victory 95.3 FM". WVIM-FM.
(May 4, 2004). "Transactions".
Devine, Cathy (2005). [https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/2005/AL-MT-M-Street-14-2005-2006.pdf The Radio Book]. 2005-2006 Edition. p. 336. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
"Oldies 95.3". WVIM-FM.
"The New Flash 95-3". WVIM-FM.
"[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/484/953-memphis-flips/ 95.3 Memphis Flips]", ''RadioInsight''. February 21, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=16790&Callsign=WEBL16790 Call Sign History], fcc.gov. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
"[https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/178312/webl-the-rebel-memphis-sold WEBL (The Rebel)/Memphis Sold]", ''All Access Music Group''. July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2019.

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