WOBX (AM) explained

WOBX
City:Wanchese, North Carolina
Area:Elizabeth City-Nags Head
Branding:AM 1530 FM 103.3 The Score
Frequency:1530 kHz
Airdate:1970 (as WOBR)
Format:Sports
Power:250 watts day
Class:D
Facility Id:73367
Coordinates:35.8644°N -75.6503°W
Former Callsigns:WOBR (1970-2000)
Affiliations:Fox Sports Radio
Washington Nationals Radio Network
Owner:East Carolina Radio
Sister Stations:WOBR-FM, WOBX-FM, WRSF
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:am1530wobx.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

WOBX (1530 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Wanchese, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Elizabeth City-Nags Head area. The station is currently owned by East Carolina Radio, Inc.

This station originally signed on in 1970 as WOBR, and was the first radio station to sign on in the Outer Banks. Throughout the 1970s & early 1980s, the station had an adult contemporary format. By the mid-eighties it had gone to a country format. In the late 1980s, the station went to a religious format. On April 11, 2000, the calls were changed to WOBX.

The station began broadcasting at 11:45 a.m. on May 29, 1970, at its studio/transmitter site near Wanchese, N.C., with a power of 250 watts, licensed for daytime-only operation. The first manager was G. Chambers Williams, III.