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The History of The Beasley Broadcast Group! (BBGI) was founded in Eastern North Carolina in 1961 when George G. Beasley built WPYB-AM in Benson, North Carolina. In 1966, Beasley sold WPYB to purchase the larger WFMC-AM in Goldsboro, North Carolina, which became the cornerstone in the development of the Company. Over the years, the Beasley Broadcast Group developed a talent for acquiring and improving under-performing radio stations. During the 1960’s and early 1970’s, the Group purchased stations in Virginia, Kentucky, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Indiana and Ohio. A highlight was the 1976 purchase of WDMT-FM in Cleveland, the first major market owned by Beasley Broadcast Group.In the following years, the Beasley Broadcast Group continued on its path of expansion adding stations primarily in the eastern United States but also in Austin, Texas and Little Rock, Arkansas.In 1989, the Company entered the nation’s top 10 radio markets through the purchase of KRTH AM/FM in Los An