WOWZ was a broadcast radio station licensed to Appomattox, Virginia, serving Appomattox and Appomattox County, Virginia. WOWZ was owned and operated by Perception Media Group, Inc.[1]
| Broadcast area | |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1280 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | 1974 |
Last air date | November 10, 2014 |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 8075 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts daytime only |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°22′19.0″N 78°50′6.0″W / 37.371944°N 78.835000°W |
History
editThe station was first licensed, as WTTX, on October 7, 1974. The call letters were changed to WWAR on June 1, 1995, and to WOWZ on February 15, 2002.
On March 4, 2010, WOWZ's owners, Perception Media Group, Inc., began the process to sell WOWZ to OneCom, Inc. for $10,000.[2][3]
The station's owners surrendered the license for WOWZ to the Federal Communications Commission on November 10, 2014; the FCC cancelled the license on November 18, 2014.
References
edit- ^ "WOWZ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcasting Station Construction Permit or License". Federal Communications Commission. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
- ^ "Assignment Agreement". FCC Media Bureau. February 26, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
External links
edit- FCC Station Search Details: DWOWZ (Facility ID: 8075)
- FCC History Cards for WOWZ (covering 1973-1981 as WTTX)
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