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WYPZ (AM)

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WYPZ
Macon, Georgia

Broadcast area	Macon area
Frequency	900 kHz
Branding	Praise 99.5
Programming
Format	Urban gospel
Ownership
Owner	Christopher Murray (Georgia Radio Alliance, LLC)
Sister stations	WBML, WFXM, WRWR
History
First air date	November 25, 1957 (1957-11-25)^[1]
Former call signs	WCRY (1958–1977) WDDO (1977–1978) WBML (1978–2015)
Technical information
Facility ID	71216
Class	D
Power	2,000 watts day 145 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	32°50′58″N 83°36′6″W / 32.84944°N 83.60167°W / 32.84944; -83.60167
Translator(s)	99.5 W258AP (Macon)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.praise995.com

WYPZ (900 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting an urban gospel format. Licensed to Macon, Georgia, US, the station serves the Macon area.

The station went on the air as WCRY on November 25, 1957.^[1] It was owned by William H. Loudermilk and initially had a format aimed at Black listeners. The call sign was changed to WDDO in 1977, when WCRY was forced to stop simulcasting with the FM.^[2] It then exchanged frequencies and licenses with country music station WBML (1240 AM) in 1978, resulting in WBML being heard on 900 and WDDO's format and call sign moving to 1240.^[3]

After years as a Christian station, WBML was sold to Sun Broadcasting in June 2011 and began programming a classic/mainstream country Format in July 2011.

For a short period of time in 2015, WBML simulcast WRWR/W286CE's R&B format before moving WYPZ 1350's callsign and urban gospel format to 900 AM later that year to make way for classic hits formatted "Fox FM" on 1350 AM. With this change, the now-historic WBML call sign was moved to 1350 AM, where it resides to this day.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "New Station Goes on the Air". The Macon News. Macon, Georgia. November 25, 1957. p. 28. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Lewis, Angelo (August 21, 1977). "Ratings Show Change of Listeners". The Macon Telegraph & News. Macon, Georgia. p. 11E. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Howard, Sherry (March 14, 1978). "Radio Firms Seek Switch In Stations". The Macon Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. p. 1B. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.