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WOOF (AM)

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WOOF
Broadcast areaDothan, Alabama
Frequency560 kHz
BrandingThe Ball
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsFox Sports Radio
Ownership
OwnerWOOF, Inc.
WOOF-FM
History
First air date
February 17, 1948
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID73675
ClassD
Power5,000 watts (day)
118 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
31°13′05″N 85°21′10″W / 31.21806°N 85.35278°W / 31.21806; -85.35278
Translator(s)100.1 W261AT (Dothan)
107.1 W296DQ (Dothan)
Repeater(s)WZTZ (101.1 MHz, Elba)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewoofradio.com

WOOF (560 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Dothan, Alabama, United States.[2] The station is owned by WOOF, Inc.

WOOF broadcasts a sports talk format.[3] The station features locally produced live call in shows, highschool play by play, Troy University football and syndicated programming from Paul Finebaum and ESPN Radio. The station began airing Foxsports just before July 4, 2016. In late January 2010, WOOF, Inc. purchased the 100.1 translator (W261AT), which was previously relaying the WEEL (700 AM) signal.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WOOF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Lippman, Leopold (February 23, 1958). "Some Radio Call Letters With a Message". The New York Times. Dog lovers can hear the familiar WOOF in Dothan, Ala., and bird-watchers look to Topeka, Kan., for a WREN, or to Oakland, Calif., for a KROW.
  3. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
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