WBOP
Encyclopedia
WBOP is a Hot Adult Contemporary formatted broadcast
radio station
licensed to Buffalo Gap, Virginia
, serving the Harrisonburg
/Staunton
area. WBOP is owned and operated by Vox Radio Group.
format, branded as "Super Country". In 1992, the format was changed to Hot Adult Contemporary.
/Classic rock
format was moved from the 106.3 FM frequency, which had been licensed to Churchville, Virginia
before going silent, to 95.5 FM, branded as "Magic 95.5" and using the slogan "Classic Top 40". Two weeks later at midnight on August 31, the WBOP callsign was officially moved from 106.3 FM to 95.5 FM, and the 106.3 FM frequency went completely silent.
At 9:00am on March 30, 2008, WBOP swapped its Oldies
/Classic rock
format for Rockin' Country
, branded as "Rebel 95.5".
and Hot Adult Contemporary, with a new Hot Adult Contemporary format to follow. 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".
Broadcasting
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radio station
Radio station
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licensed to Buffalo Gap, Virginia
Buffalo Gap, Virginia
Buffalo Gap is an area located a few miles away from Churchville, Virginia. It is a rural area and houses, a high school, and gas station/grocery store are scattered out around the area....
, serving the Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Harrisonburg is an independent city in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia in the United States. Its population as of 2010 is 48,914, and at the 2000 census, 40,468. Harrisonburg is the county seat of Rockingham County and the core city of the Harrisonburg, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical...
/Staunton
Staunton, Virginia
Staunton is an independent city within the confines of Augusta County in the commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 23,746 as of 2010. It is the county seat of Augusta County....
area. WBOP is owned and operated by Vox Radio Group.
WSKO
Easy Radio Inc. bought the station and on March 24, 1989, the station launched and the callsign was changed to WSKO carrying a CountryCountry music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format, branded as "Super Country". In 1992, the format was changed to Hot Adult Contemporary.
WZXI
On March 10, 1995, the callsign was changed from WSKO to WZXI. 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/Variety Hits format, branded as "Sam 95.5" and used the slogan "Simply about music".WBOP
On August 16, 2006, the Adult/Variety Hits format was dropped when an OldiesOldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
/Classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
format was moved from the 106.3 FM frequency, which had been licensed to Churchville, Virginia
Churchville, Virginia
Churchville is a census-designated place in the western part of Augusta County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 194. Churchville Elementary School is located there. It is home to the Churchville Public Library, part of the Augusta County Library Branch...
before going silent, to 95.5 FM, branded as "Magic 95.5" and using the slogan "Classic Top 40". Two weeks later at midnight on August 31, the WBOP callsign was officially moved from 106.3 FM to 95.5 FM, and the 106.3 FM frequency went completely silent.
Format Flip - 2008
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
/Classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
format for Rockin' Country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
, branded as "Rebel 95.5".
Format Flip - 2010
In February 2010, WBOP began stunting by playing a mix of CountryCountry music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
and Hot Adult Contemporary, with a new Hot Adult Contemporary format to follow. The station would continue to use the branding "Rebel 95.5". At midnight on February 26, 2010, WBOP officially dropped "Rockin'" Country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
for Hot Adult Contemporary and began using the branding "My 95.5".