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{{Infobox radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WBOP
| name = WBOP
| image = [[Image:WBOP-FM 2013.jpg|200px]]
| image = [[Image:WRVL-FM 2014.PNG|200px]]
| city = [[Buffalo Gap, Virginia]]
| city = [[Buffalo Gap, Virginia]]
| area = [[Staunton, Virginia]]<br>[[Augusta County, Virginia]]
| area = [[Staunton, Virginia]]<br>[[Augusta County, Virginia]]
| branding = ''"95-5 WBOP"''
| branding = ''"The Journey"''
| slogan = ''"Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites"''
| slogan = ''"Life. Hope. Music."''
| airdate = [[1988 in radio|1988]]<ref name="LaunchDate"/>
| airdate = [[1988 in radio|1988]]<ref name="LaunchDate"/>
| frequency = {{Frequency|[[95.5 FM]]|[[MHz]]}}
| frequency = {{Frequency|[[95.5 FM]]|[[MHz]]}}
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| owner = [[Liberty University]]
| owner = [[Liberty University]]
| licensee = Liberty University, Inc.
| licensee = Liberty University, Inc.
| sister_stations = [[WSIG]]
| sister_stations =
| webcast = [http://crystalout.surfernetwork.com:8001/WBOP_MP3.m3u WBOP Webstream]
| webcast = [http://mfile.akamai.com/68710/live/reflector:46030.asx WVRI Webstream]
| website = [http://www.955wbop.com/ WBOP Online]
| website = [http://www.liberty.edu/thejourney/ WVRI Online]
| affiliations =
| affiliations = [[Hits & Favorites]] ([[Cumulus Media Networks]])<br>[[NBC News Radio]]<br>[[The Bob and Sheri Show]]<br>[[WVIR-TV]]
}}
}}


'''WBOP''' (95.5 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is an [[Adult Contemporary]] formatted [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] [[radio station]] licensed to [[Buffalo Gap, Virginia]], serving [[Staunton, Virginia]] and [[Augusta County, Virginia]].<ref name="Arbitron"/> WBOP is owned and operated by [[Liberty University]], Inc.<ref name="FCC"/>
'''WBOP''' (95.5 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[Contemporary Christian]] formatted [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] [[radio station]] licensed to [[Buffalo Gap, Virginia]], serving [[Staunton, Virginia]] and [[Augusta County, Virginia]].<ref name="Arbitron"/> WBOP is owned and operated by [[Liberty University]], Inc.<ref name="FCC"/>


==History==
==History==
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====Format flips - 2012====
====Format flips - 2012====
[[File:"95.5 The Zone" logo.png|thumb|200px|left|Logo used from March 1 to November 26, 2012.]]
[[File:"95.5 The Zone" logo.png|thumb|200px|left|Logo used from March 1 to November 26, 2012.]]
[[Image:WBOP-FM 2013.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Logo used from November 27, 2012 to August 31, 2015.]]
At midnight, on March 1, 2012, WBOP switched from a [[Hot Adult Contemporary]] format to [[Sports radio|Sports]] as "95-5 The Zone".<ref>{{cite news |publisher=VARTV.com |title=WBOP spins the format wheel... again |url=http://www.vartv.com/archives12b.htm |date=March 4, 2012}}</ref>
At midnight, on March 1, 2012, WBOP switched from a [[Hot Adult Contemporary]] format to [[Sports radio|Sports]] as "95-5 The Zone".<ref>{{cite news |publisher=VARTV.com |title=WBOP spins the format wheel... again |url=http://www.vartv.com/archives12b.htm |date=March 4, 2012}}</ref>


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==External Links==
==External Links==
* [http://www.955wbop.com/ 95-5 WBOP Online]
* [http://www.liberty.edu/thejourney/ The Journey Online]
* {{FM station data|WBOP}}
* {{FM station data|WBOP}}


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{{Harrisonburg Radio}}
{{Harrisonburg Radio}}
{{Adult Contemporary Radio Stations in Virginia}}
{{Liberty University}}
{{Liberty University}}
[[Category:1988 establishments in Virginia]]
[[Category:1988 establishments in Virginia]]
[[Category:Adult contemporary radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1988]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1988]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Virginia|BOP]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Virginia|BOP]]

Revision as of 01:58, 28 September 2015

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WBOP
Broadcast areaStaunton, Virginia
Augusta County, Virginia
Frequency95.5 FM MHz
Branding"The Journey"
Programming
FormatAdult Contemporary[1]
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1988[2]
Former call signs
WSPV (1986-1989)
WSKO (1989-1995)
WSXI (1995-1995)
WZXI (1995-2006)
WBOP (2006-Present)[3]
Technical information
Facility ID68304
ClassA
Power6,000 Watts
HAAT94 meters (308 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
38°10′55.0″N 79°13′34.0″W / 38.181944°N 79.226111°W / 38.181944; -79.226111
Links
WebcastWVRI Webstream
WebsiteWVRI Online

WBOP (95.5 FM) is a Contemporary Christian formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Buffalo Gap, Virginia, serving Staunton, Virginia and Augusta County, Virginia.[1] WBOP is owned and operated by Liberty University, Inc.[4]

History

The station first took the callsign WSPV on September 25, 1986 and was officially launched in 1988.

WSKO

Easy Radio Inc. bought the station and on March 24, 1989, the callsign was changed to WSKO and carried a Country format, branded as "Super Country". In 1992, the format was changed to Hot Adult Contemporary.

WSXI/WZXI

On March 10, 1995, the callsign was originally changed from WSKO to WSXI, but changed to WZXI that same day. In October 1997, WZXI dropped the Hot Adult Contemporary format for News/Talk. Sometime in September 2005, the News/Talk format was dropped and the station was completely silent for about a month. Vox Communication bought the station and on October 7, 2005, WZXI became an Adult Hits format, branded as "Sam 95.5; Simply about music".[5]

Combined 95.5/106.3 History on WBOP

WBOP originally signed on at 106.3 FM on March 2, 1991, as a Mainstream Rock format, branded as "106.3 WBOP". Licensed to Churchville, Virginia, the station operated from studios in Mount Crawford.[6] In May 2005, WBOP and sister station WSIG were both sold to Vox Communications. In late June, WBOP began stunting[7] until July 1 when the format changed from Mainstream Rock to Oldies as "Magic 106.3; The Greatest Hits of All Time".[8] On August 16, 2006, the Adult/Variety Hits format on 95.5 FM was dropped when WBOP moved its format and callsign from 106.3 FM to 95.5 FM, and resumed its Oldies format as "Magic 95.5; Classic Top 40", while the 106.3 FM frequency went silent.[9] 95.5 FM continued to keep the WZXI callsign until two weeks later on September 1, when the WBOP callsign officially moved from 106.3 FM to 95.5 FM.

Format flip - 2008

At 9:00 A.M. on March 30, 2008, WBOP swapped its Oldies format for Rockin' Country, branded as "Rebel 95.5; A New Kind of Country".[10]

Format flip - 2010

In February 2010, WBOP began stunting by playing a mix of Country and Hot Adult Contemporary, with a new Hot Adult Contemporary format to follow.[11] The station would continue to use the branding "Rebel 95.5". At midnight on February 26, 2010, WBOP officially dropped "Rockin'" Country for Hot Adult Contemporary and began using the branding "My 95.5; New music all day" and then changed the slogan to "The Valley's Alternative" in late 2011.

Format flips - 2012

Logo used from March 1 to November 26, 2012.
File:WBOP-FM 2013.jpg
Logo used from November 27, 2012 to August 31, 2015.

At midnight, on March 1, 2012, WBOP switched from a Hot Adult Contemporary format to Sports as "95-5 The Zone".[12]

At midnight, on November 27, 2012, WBOP changed the format again from Sports to Adult Contemporary under the branding "95-5 WBOP; Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites". WBOP picked up programming from the Hits & Favorites network from Cumulus Media Networks.

On December 31, 2012, WBOP and seven other properties were sold by Vox Radio to Gamma Broadcasting, LLC at a purchase price of $4,403,500.

Effective August 31, 2015, Gamma consummated their donation of WBOP to Liberty University.

References

  1. ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  2. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-571. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  4. ^ "WBOP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  5. ^ "Station gains new owner SAM-FM broadcast to start Friday". VARTV.com. October 6, 2005.
  6. ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1999/D-Radio-NE-Ter-BC-YB-1999..pdf
  7. ^ "More Changes in Harrisonburg". VARTV.com. June 30, 2005.
  8. ^ "Rocker WBOP is gone". VARTV.com. July 1, 2005.
  9. ^ "Vox blows up Sam". VARTV.com. August 16, 2006.
  10. ^ "A little more country, a little less rock 'n' roll". rocktownweekly.com. April 17, 2008.
  11. ^ WBOP Flips To Hot AC "WBOP flips to Hot AC". allaccess.com. February 22, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  12. ^ "WBOP spins the format wheel... again". VARTV.com. March 4, 2012.
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