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]
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]