Format and Programming
When the station was put on the air in 1997, it had broadcast oldies hits from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. In August, 2008, the station migrated to a talk radio format, featuring personalities such as Dennis Miller, Clark Howard, Todd Schnitt, Kim Wade, Michael Savage, Rusty Humphries, Phil Hendrie, Bill Handel, and Leo Laporte.
WYAB is the sole local affiliate of Louisiana State University athletics, including football, men's basketball, and baseball.
WYAB is also the "flagship" home for Madison-Ridgeland Academy and Tri County Academy football, boy's and girls basketball, and baseball. WYAB also serves Ridgeland High School with select live broadcasts of its boy's and girls basketball games, as well as its baseball team.
WYAB airs many local and community-oriented programs as well numerous public affairs programming, and special events and news reporting as well.
As of March 2012, the blues music series Southern Crossroads can be heard on WYAB.
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