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'''WBOP''' was a radio station in Pensacola that occupied the [[101.5 FM]] and [[980 AM]] positions.  The station carried soul and R&B programming.  The station ceased broadcasting in [[1988]].<ref>[http://www.wbqp.com/ourhistory/details.html WBQP-TV History]</ref>
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'''WBOP''' was a radio station in Pensacola that occupied the [[101.5 FM]] and [[980 AM]] positions.  The station carried soul and R&B programming.  Although not African-American owned, the station was popular with the black community.  The station ceased broadcasting in [[1988]].<ref>[http://www.wbqp.com/ourhistory/details.html WBQP-TV History]</ref>
  
 
An advertisement for the station in the [[Polk's 1973 Pensacola City Directory]] is as follows:
 
An advertisement for the station in the [[Polk's 1973 Pensacola City Directory]] is as follows:

Revision as of 15:57, 2 June 2007

WBOP was a radio station in Pensacola that occupied the 101.5 FM and 980 AM positions. The station carried soul and R&B programming. Although not African-American owned, the station was popular with the black community. The station ceased broadcasting in 1988.[1]

An advertisement for the station in the Polk's 1973 Pensacola City Directory is as follows:

wBOP AM & FM
Covering 13 Alabama Counties and 7 Florida Counties
100 Watts of Stereo Soul
Living Color Stereo Radio — 24 Hours A Day
wBOP Soul of the Gulf South

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