WBAG

Station Information

Call Letters: WBAG

Frequency: 1150 AM

Location: Burlington, NC

WBAG banned The Beatles!

Evidence of the Ban:

The Daily Times-News of Burlington on August 5, 1966 reported, "The movement [to ban the Beatles] started in Alabama, and E.Z. Jones of WBBB and Jack Starnes of WBAG here were among the first to join. No more Beatles, the station managers said."

Notes:

In February 1966, WBAG was described in the Daily News-Times as "the station that plays go-go music." The station's slogan at the time was "The Happiest Sound in Dixie!"

Current Info:

Correspondence:

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