WHAB explained

WHAB
City:Acton, Massachusetts
Airdate:August 1, 1979[1]
Format:High school radio
Erp:8 watts
Haat:8m (26feet)
Class:D
Facility Id:426
Licensing Authority:FCC
Coordinates:42.48°N -71.4578°W
Callsign Meaning:High school, Acton-Boxborough
Owner:Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
Licensee:Acton-Boxborough Regional School District

WHAB (89.1 FM) is a high school radio station licensed to serve Acton, Massachusetts. The station is owned by Acton-Boxborough Regional High School and licensed to the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District. It airs a high school radio format.[2] WHAB is one of more than a dozen FCC-licensed high school radio stations in the state of Massachusetts.[3]

The station was assigned the WHAB call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.[4]

After technical issues that left the station silent for a time in the early 1990s, WHAB returned to full-time broadcasting in 1995.[5] In addition to its FM signal, WHAB's programming is carried on Acton Community Television and in a studio room near the high school's cafeteria.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999. 1999. D-207. January 14, 2012.
  2. Web site: Arbitron . Station Information Profile.
  3. News: New England Radio Watch . A Big Move? . April 30, 1996 . Scott . Fybush.
  4. Web site: FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database . Call Sign History .
  5. News: 1995 Year In Review . New England Radio Watch . Scott . Fybush . December 31, 1995.