The station was established as a daytime only operation in 1948 as WKID.

Call letters were later changed to WCCR in 1969, WJTX in 1984, and WBCP in 1990.

Lady Lynn Live as the Station Manager from 2009 to 2019, bringing notice to the gospel community.

In 2010 it was reported that WBCP's daytime power of 135 watts was the lowest for any licensed AM station in the United States.

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