WOAB explained

WOAB
City:Ozark, Alabama
Branding:Kickin' Country 104.9
Frequency:104.9 MHz
Airdate:July 9, 1967
Format:Country
Erp:6,000 watts
Haat:82 meters (269 feet)
Class:A
Facility Id:51095
Licensing Authority:FCC
Coordinates:31.4553°N -85.6828°W
Callsign Meaning:Ozark AlaBama
Owner:Fred Dockins
Licensee:Dockins Communications, Inc.
Sister Stations:WOZK

WOAB (104.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Ozark, Alabama, United States. The station, which first signed on in 1967, is owned by Fred Dockins, through licensee Dockins Communications, Inc.

WOAB broadcasts a country music format.[1]

History

WOAB signed on the air on July 9, 1967, with 2,850 watts of effective radiated power on 104.9 MHz.[2] Owned by the Ozark Broadcasting Company, this new FM station signed on as a separately-programmed sister station to WOZK (900 AM).[2] The station aired a primarily country music format through the 1970s.[3]

Effective July 7, 2021, Ozark Broadcasting sold WOAB, WOZK, and the construction permit for translator W252DV to Fred Dockins' Dockins Communications for $125,000.

On February 23, 2022 WOAB changed formats from oldies to country, branded as "Kickin' Country 104.9".[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arbitron . Station Information Profile.
  2. Book: 1968 Broadcasting Yearbook . 1968 . B-7 . Directory of AM and FM Radio stations in the U.S. . Broadcasting Publications, Inc. . Washington, D.C..
  3. Book: Broadcasting Yearbook 1979 . Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada . Broadcasting Publications, Inc. . Washington, D.C. . 1979 . C-6.
  4. https://www.almediapage.info/news.html Alabama Broadcast Media Page