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WAOV
Frequency1450 kHz
BrandingKnox County Today Newstalk
Programming
FormatNews Talk Information
AffiliationsAP Radio, ESPN Radio, Premiere Radio Networks
Ownership
OwnerOld Northwest Broadcasting, Inc.
Technical information
Facility ID50238
ClassC
Power1,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
38°42′26.00″N 87°29′42.00″W / 38.7072222°N 87.4950000°W / 38.7072222; -87.4950000
Translator(s)97.7 W249DC (Vincennes)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewaovam.com

WAOV (1450 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Vincennes, Indiana, United States, the station is currently owned by The Original Company, Inc. and features programming from AP Radio, ESPN Radio and Premiere Radio Networks.[1]

The call letters WAOV come from the popular 1900 novel, Alice of Old Vincennes by Maurice Thompson, and was adopted when the station originated in 1940.[2]

WAOV Previous Logo

References

  1. ^ "WAOV Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ Vincennes, Indiana: 1930-1960, p. 74 (2006)