WEBJ
Appearance
Frequency | 1240 kHz |
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Branding | WEBJ 1240AM |
Programming | |
Format | News/Talk |
Affiliations | Salem Radio network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Brewton Broadcasting, Inc. |
History | |
First air date | August 1, 1947 |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 19823 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°06′35″N 87°03′36″W / 31.10972°N 87.06000°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Website | [1] |
WEBJ (1240 AM) is the oldest radio station in Brewton, Alabama, United States, going on air in 1947. The station serves the Brewton area with a news/talk format. The station broadcasts at 1000 watts and the transmitter is located near downtown Brewton.
Programming
[edit]The format of the radio station was changed from oldies music to a news/talk format in 2003. The station's slogan is now "All talk, All the time."
August 1, 2012, marked WEBJ's 65th anniversary of signing on air.
History
[edit]WEBJ began broadcasting Aug. 1, 1947, on 1240 kHz with 250 W power. The station was owned by William E. Brooks, with studios in the Lovelace Hotel in Brewton.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WEBJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WEBJ (250 w, 1240 kc) Takes Air in Alabama" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 4, 1947. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 19823 (WEBJ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WEBJ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database