WHAB
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| City of license | Acton, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 89.1 MHz |
| First air date | August 1, 1979[1] |
| Format | High school radio |
| ERP | 8 watts |
| HAAT | 8 meters |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 426 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°28′48″N 71°27′28″W / 42.48°N 71.45778°W |
| Callsign meaning | High School Acton-Boxborough |
| Owner | Acton-Boxborough Regional High School (Acton-Boxborough Regional School District) |
| Website | WHAB Online |
WHAB (89.1 FM) is a high school radio station licensed to serve Acton, Massachusetts. The station is owned by Acton-Boxborough Regional High School and licensed to the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District. It airs a high school radio format.[2] WHAB is one of more than a dozen FCC-licensed high school radio stations in the state of Massachusetts.[3]
The station was assigned the WHAB call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.[4]
After technical issues that left the station silent for a time in the early 1990s, WHAB returned to full-time broadcasting in 1995. WHAB goes LIVE during the school year, on 89.1 FM, Acton Community Television, and the High School Cafeteria.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ (PDF) Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999. 1999. p. D-207. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1999/D-Radio-AL-NE-BC-YB-1999..pdf. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. http://www.arbitron.com/.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (1996-04-30). "A Big Move?". New England Radio Watch. http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-960430.html.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=426&Callsign=WHAB.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (1995-12-31). "1995 Year In Review". New England Radio Watch. http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/yir-1995.html.
[edit] External links
- WHAB official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WHAB
- Radio-Locator information on WHAB
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WHAB
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