WEBL (95.3 FM, "95.3 The Rebel") is a country music station licensed to Coldwater, Mississippi, United States, and serves the Memphis, Tennessee, area.
History The station began broadcasting in 1976, holding the call sign WVIM-FM, and aired a Gospel music format.History Cards for WEBL, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 1, 2019. It was owned by Tate & DeSoto County Broadcasting. It later aired a Christian contemporary format and was branded "Victory 95.3".Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1996, Broadcasting & Cable, 1996. p. B-231. Retrieved July 1, 2019.Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2003-2004, Broadcasting & Cable, 2003-2004. p. D-262. Retrieved July 1, 2019. Spanish language music aired overnights.
In 2004, the station was sold to First Broadcasting Investment Partners for $2.1 million. It adopted an oldies format and was branded "Oldies 95.3".Devine, Cathy (2005). The Radio Book. 2005-2006 Edition. p. 336. Retrieved July 1, 2019. It was later branded "Flash 95-3". In early 2008, the station adopted a country format as "95.3 The Rebel"."95.3 Memphis Flips", RadioInsight. February 21, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2019. Its call sign was changed to WEBL on January 18, 2013.Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 1, 2019. Effective September 20, 2018, WEBL was sold to North Mississippi Media Group for $900,000."WEBL (The Rebel)/Memphis Sold", All Access Music Group. July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
References
External links 95.3 The Rebel's website