WNOB

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WNOB
Broadcast areaHampton Roads
Northeastern North Carolina
Frequency93.7 MHz
Branding93-7 Bob FM
Programming
FormatAdult Hits
Ownership
Owner
  • Sinclair Telecable, Inc.
  • (Commonwealth Radio, LLC.)
WNIS, WROX-FM, WTAR, WUSH, WUSH-HD2
History
First air date
1973
Former call signs
WMYK (1974-1991)
WKOC (1991-2003)
WKCK (2003-2004)
WPYA (2004-2009)[1]
Call sign meaning
W (K)NOB, as in "turn your knob to Bob"
(Alternate meaning possibly Norfolk Operations Base)
former name for Naval Station Norfolk
Technical information
Facility ID73184
ClassC1
Power100,000 watts
HAAT295 meters
Transmitter coordinates
36°32′55.0″N 76°11′16.0″W / 36.548611°N 76.187778°W / 36.548611; -76.187778
Links
WebcastWNOB Webstream
WebsiteWNOB Online

WNOB is an Adult Hits formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Chesapeake, Virginia, serving Hampton Roads and Northeastern North Carolina. WNOB is owned and operated by Sinclair Telecable, Inc.[2]

Its community of license is Chesapeake, Virginia and studios are in Norfolk, Virginia. Its transmitter is located on Route 168 in Moyock, North Carolina, just south of the Virginia/North Carolina state line.

History

In 1995, modern rock WKOC added Howard Stern.[3]

References

  1. ^ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=73184&Callsign=WNOB
  2. ^ "WNOB Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "Vox Jox". Billboard. 107 (41): 79. Oct 14, 1995.

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