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.
WOAB broadcasts a country music format.[2]
History
WOAB 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.[3]
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".[4]
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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
- WOAB in the FCC FM station database
- WOAB in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Horton, Ebony (September 24, 2008). "Bet leads to belly full of oysters". Dothan Eagle.