WOAB

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WOAB
Frequency104.9 MHz
BrandingOldies 104.9
Programming
FormatOldies
Ownership
OwnerOzark Broadcasting Corporation
WOZK
History
First air date
July 9, 1967[1]
Call sign meaning
Ozark AlaBama
Technical information
Facility ID51095
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT82 meters (269 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
31°27′19″N 85°40′58″W / 31.45528°N 85.68278°W / 31.45528; -85.68278
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewoab.us

WOAB (104.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Ozark, Alabama, United States. The station, which first signed on in 1967, is still owned and operated by original license holder Ozark Broadcasting Corporation.

WOAB broadcasts an oldies format as a simulcast with AM sister station WOZK.[2]

History

WOAB signed on the air on July 9, 1967, with 2,850 watts of effective radiated power on 104.9 MHz.[1] Owned by the Ozark Broadcasting Company, this new FM station signed on as a separately-programmed sister station to WOZK (900 AM).[1] The station aired a primarily country music format through the 1970s.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Directory of AM and FM Radio stations in the U.S.". 1968 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1968. p. B-7.
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ^ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1979. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1979. p. C-6.

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