WHOG (1120 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Hobson City, Alabama, United States. The station is owned by Hobson City Broadcasting Company.
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| Broadcast area | Anniston, Alabama |
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| Frequency | 1120 kHz |
| Branding | 93.5 The Hog |
| Programming | |
| Format | Soul/R&B |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Hobson City Broadcasting Company |
| History | |
First air date | April 15, 1991 |
Former call signs | WHOX (1987–1988, CP) WJOK (1988–1990, CP)[1] |
Call sign meaning | W HOG |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 27434 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 500 watts (day) |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°36′50″N 85°51′19″W / 33.61389°N 85.85528°W |
| Translator(s) | 93.5 W228EK (Anniston) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
1120 AM is United States clear-channel frequency.
WHOG airs a "Smooth Soul and R&B" format to the Anniston, Alabama, area.[3]
History
editThis station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on May 1, 1987.[4] The new station was assigned the call letters WHOX by the FCC on June 9, 1987.[1] The station, while under construction, changed its call letters to WJOK on November 1, 1988, and again to the current WHOG call letters on December 28, 1990.[1] After several extensions to its construction permit, WHOG received its license to cover from the FCC on April 29, 1991.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.[dead link]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHOG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BP-19860929AC)". FCC Media Bureau. May 1, 1987. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BL-19901226AF)". FCC Media Bureau. April 29, 1991.[dead link]
External links
edit- 93.5 The Hog Facebook
- Facility details for Facility ID 27434 (WHOG) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WHOG in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 200565 (W228EK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W228EK at FCCdata.org
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