WHOD

For the former AM station in Pennsylvania, WHOD, see WAOB (AM).
WHOD
City of license Jackson, Alabama
Broadcast area Thomasville, Alabama
Branding Dixie 94.5
Slogan Southwest Alabama's Home for Classic Rock
Frequency 94.5 MHz
First air date 1964
Format Classic Rock
ERP 30,000 watts
HAAT 195 meters (640 feet)
Class C2
Facility ID 8605
Transmitter coordinates 31°28′59.00″N 87°47′27.00″W / 31.4830556°N 87.7908333°W / 31.4830556; -87.7908333
Callsign meaning Heart Of Dixie[1]
Former callsigns WHOD-FM (1978-2002)
WHNB (2002-2004)[2]
Affiliations Classic Hits (ABC Radio)
Classic Hits (Jones)
Owner Capital Assets, Inc.
Sister stations WBMH, WRJX
Webcast Listen Live
Website bamadixie.com

WHOD (94.5 FM, "Dixie 94.5") is a radio station licensed to serve Jackson, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by Capital Assets, Inc.

WHOD airs a classic rock music format featuring programming from ABC Radio and Jones Radio Network.[3] In addition to its usual music programming, WHOD and sister station WBMH air the football and baseball games of Jackson High School, Leroy High School, Washington County High School, Jackson Academy and Clarke Preparatory School. WHOD is also an affiliate of the Crimson Tide Sports Network.

History

WHOD signed on in 1948 as WHOD, licensed then to Homestead, PA. WHOD became WAMO in 1956.

In November 1982, control of Vogel-Ellington Corporation, the station's licensee at the time, was transferred from William R. Vogel to William R. Vogel Jr. The transfer was approved by the FCC on December 17, 1982, and the transaction was consummated on March 2, 1983.[4] In May 1988, Vogel-Ellington Corporation reached an agreement to sell this station to Radio Station WHOD Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on June 14, 1988, and the transaction was consummated on July 1, 1988.[5]

In February 1994, Radio Station WHOD Inc. (Bennie E. Hewett, president) reached an agreement to sell this station to Capital Assets, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on March 7, 1994, and the transaction was consummated on April 25, 1994.[6]

The station was assigned the WHOD call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on December 31, 2004.[2]

References

  1. "AM History Profile: WHOD". Alabama Broadcast Media Page. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
  2. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  3. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. "Application Search Details (BTCH-19821103EK)". FCC Media Bureau. March 2, 1983.
  5. "Application Search Details (BALH-19880502GV)". FCC Media Bureau. July 1, 1988.
  6. "Application Search Details (BALH-19940222GJ)". FCC Media Bureau. April 25, 1994.

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