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.
| Frequency | 104.9 MHz |
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| Branding | Kickin' Country 104.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WOZK | |
| History | |
First air date | July 9, 1967[1] |
Call sign meaning | Ozark AlaBama |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 51095 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 82 meters (269 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°27′19″N 85°40′58″W / 31.45528°N 85.68278°W |
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Public license information | |
WOAB broadcasts a country music format.[3]
History
editWOAB signed on the air on July 9, 1967, with 2,850 watts of effective radiated power on 104.9 MHz.[1] Owned by the Ozark Broadcasting Company, this new FM station signed on as a separately-programmed sister station to WOZK (900 AM).[1] The station aired a primarily country music format through the 1970s.[4]
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".[5]
Previous logo
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Directory of AM and FM Radio stations in the U.S.". 1968 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1968. p. B-7.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WOAB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1979. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1979. p. C-6.
- ^ Alabama Broadcast Media Page
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 51095 (WOAB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WOAB in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Horton, Ebony (September 24, 2008). "Bet leads to belly full of oysters". Dothan Eagle.
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