| WZOB | |
| City: | Fort Payne, Alabama |
| Branding: | Number One Country 1250 |
| Frequency: | 1250 AM (kHz) |
| Translator: | W265DS (100.9 MHz, Fort Payne) |
| Airdate: | July 2, 1950 |
| Format: | Country |
| Power: | 5000 Watts (day) 122 Watts (night) |
| Class: | D |
| Facility Id: | 9797 |
| Coordinates: | 34.4397°N -85.7533°W |
| Owner: | Central Broadcasting Company, Inc. |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WZOB (1250 AM, "Number One Country 1250") is a radio station licensed to serve Fort Payne, Alabama. The station is owned by Central Broadcasting Company, Inc. It airs a country music format.[1]
Originally owned by Glenn M. Gravitt, the station opened July 2, 1950.[2] The call letters, WZOB, came from Zella Octavia Buttram, the daughter of Johnny Buttram (an advisor to Gravitt and brother of Pat Buttram, the well-known radio and TV comedian), and were requested from and assigned by the Federal Communications Commission.[3]
The Louvin Brothers album Songs That Tell A Story is drawn from songs recorded live on a morning WZOB show in the 1950s.