WQAB explained

WQAB
City:Philippi, West Virginia
Area:Philippi, West Virginia
Grafton, West Virginia
Frequency:91.3 MHz
Format:Defunct (formerly public radio)
Erp:7,200 watts
Haat:55m (180feet)
Class:B1
Callsign Meaning:Alderson-Broaddus
Owner:West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Authority
Licensing Authority:FCC

WQAB was a Public Radio-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Philippi, West Virginia, serving the Philippi/Grafton area.

WQAB signed on in 1975 as the student radio station of Alderson-Broaddus College; in its last incarnation it had an adult contemporary format. West Virginia Public Broadcasting purchased WQAB from the college for $30,000 in February 2017 and converted it to a repeater of its statewide network.[1]

WQAB's license was surrendered to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and cancelled on June 4, 2019.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Station Sales Week Of 2/24 . RadioInsight . 24 February 2017.