WIBT

For the Greenville, Mississippi radio station that held the call sign WIBT at 104.7 FM from 2014 to 2017, see WLRJ. For the Indianola, Mississippi radio station that held the call sign WIBT at 105.5 FM from 2012 to 2014, see WDTL. For the Charlotte, North Carolina radio station that held the call sign WIBT at 96.1 FM from 2004 to 2011, see WHQC.

WIBT (97.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Greenville, Mississippi, United States. The station is owned by Delta Radio Network LLC and programs an urban contemporary format. The office and studios are located at 830 Main Street in downtown Greenville. WIBT moved from 104.7 to 97.9 on December 26, 2016.

WIBT

Greenville, Mississippi
Broadcast area	Mississippi and Arkansas Delta
Frequency	97.9 MHz
Branding	97.9 The Beat
Programming
Format	Urban contemporary
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	Delta Radio Network LLC
Sister stations	WDTL, WIQQ, WKXY, WKXG, WNIX, WNLA, WNLA-FM, WZYQ, KZYQ, WBYB
History
First air date	May 1, 1970 (as WBAQ)
Former call signs	WBAQ (1970–2010) WLTM (2010–2016)
Call sign meaning	W I BeaT
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	25229
Class	C2
ERP	48,000 watts horizontal polarization only
HAAT	153 meters (502 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	33°23′51″N 91°0′35″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	979thebeat.fm

History

The studio for 97.9 The Beat as of March 2017.

WIBT signed on May 1, 1970 as WBAQ. The station was owned by Greenville Broadcasting Company (Paul Artman, Sr.) and programmed beautiful music. In 2007, the station was sold to Debut Broadcasting and the format was changed to adult contemporary. The station was purchased by Delta Radio Network LLC on April 1, 2010. The adult contemporary format was retained, but the call letters were changed to WLTM to better reflect the station's branding as "Lite 97.9". On December 26, 2016, WLTM officially changed to WIBT.