WOWB
| City of license | Brewton, Alabama |
|---|---|
| Branding | WOW 90.9 |
| Frequency | 90.9 MHz |
| First air date | 1998 |
| Format | Contemporary Christian |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 153.0 meters (502 feet) |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 40428 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 31°18′13.00″N 87°2′50.00″W / 31.3036111°N 87.0472222°W |
| Callsign meaning | We Love Jesus |
| Former callsigns |
WGYJ-FM (1996-1997) WPHG-FM (1997-2000) WELJ (2000-2009)[1] |
| Owner | Agape Educational Media, Inc. |
| Website | wowradio.org |
WOWB (90.9 FM; "WOW 90.9") is a radio station licensed to serve Brewton, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by Agape Educational Media. It airs a contemporary Christian music format.[2]
History
The station's original construction permit was granted by the Federal Communications Commission on December 13, 1994.[3] The new station was assigned the call letters WGYJ-FM on February 23, 1996.[1] The station, still under construction, changed callsigns to WPHG-FM on November 7, 1997.[1] After several extensions and modifications to the original permit, the station received its license to cover on October 27, 1998.[4]
In August 2000, Marranatha Ministries Foundation Inc. (John Mathis, president) reached an agreement to sell WPHG-FM to Gateway Public Radio (Gladys M. Fleming, president) for a reported sale price of $3,500.[5] The deal was approved by the FCC on October 12, 2000, and the transaction was consummated on November 12, 2000.[6] The new owners had the call letters changed by the FCC to WELJ on December 25, 2000.[1]
In October 2008, Gateway Public Radio (Earl Thompson, president) reached an agreement to sell WELJ to Agape Educational Media, Inc. (Dale Riddick, president) in exchanged for a $100,000 promissory note.[7][8] The call letters were changed, this time to WOWB, on December 14, 2009.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ↑ "Application Search Details (BPED-19930708MA)". FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- ↑ "Application Search Details (BLED-19980715KA)". FCC Media Bureau. 1998-10-27. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- ↑ "FMs - 9/11/2000". Broadcasting & Cable. 2000-09-11.
- ↑ "Application Search Details (BALED-20000804AAE)". FCC Media Bureau. 2000-11-12. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- ↑ "Transactions for Oct. 20, 2008". Radio & Records. 2008-10-20.
- ↑ "Application Search Details (BALED-20081017AHJ )". FCC Media Bureau. 2008-10-20. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
External links
- Official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WOWB
- Radio-Locator information on WOWB
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WOWB