WOWW

WOWW
City	Germantown, Tennessee
Broadcast area	Memphis, Tennessee
Branding	95.3 and 97.7 The Rebel
Slogan	Hit Country
Frequency	1430 kHz
Translator(s)	97.7 W249BN (Memphis)
First air date	1994 (as WNWZ)
Format	Country (WEBL simulcast)
Power	2,500 watts
Class	B
Facility ID	21728
Transmitter coordinates	35°12′50″N 89°47′46″W / 35.21389°N 89.79611°W / 35.21389; -89.79611Coordinates: 35°12′50″N 89°47′46″W / 35.21389°N 89.79611°W / 35.21389; -89.79611
Callsign meaning	derived from "wow"
Former callsigns	WWBA (1988-1989) WEZI (1989-1989) WNWZ (1989-1997)
Owner	Flinn Broadcasting Corporation
Sister stations	WHBQ (AM), WGSF (AM), WAVN, WMPS, WHBQ-FM, KXHT
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	lovetherebel.com

WOWW is a broadcast radio station licensed to Germantown, Tennessee and serving Memphis, Tennessee. WOWW is owned and operated by Flinn Broadcasting Corporation.^[1] Studios are in Southaven, Mississippi and a transmitter tower is in Bartlett, Tennessee.

History

During the 1960s the station was known as WHER and had an all female on-air staff, hence the call letters (W)HER. It later became WWEE featuring an all-talk format. The station gave birth to the longest running sports talk show "SportsLine" (now called "SportsTime"). "SportsLine" went on the air in 1972.

Notable former staff members include Marge Thrasher, Bill Thomas, George Lapides, Dick Palmer, Jim Fields, and Jeff Weinberger.

Format Flips

On April 10, 2013, WOWW changed their format to country, simulcasting WEBL 95.3 FM.^[2]

On June 21, 2013, WUMY dropped its Classic Country format for Variety Hits as "97-7 Guess FM".^[3]

On January 2, 2014 WOWW began stunting, directing listeners to WUMY 830 AM Memphis, Tennessee, which took over the "Guess FM" variety hits format.^[4]

A few days later WOWW changed their format to country, branded as "The Rebel", simulcasting WEBL 95.3 FM Coldwater, MS.

Translator

In addition to the main station, WOWW is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.

Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	Facility ID	ERP W	Height m (ft)	Class	FCC info
W249BN	97.7	Memphis, Tennessee	139990	250	178 m (584 ft)	D	FCC

References

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WOWW

Radio-Locator Information on WOWW

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WOWW

Radio stations in the Memphis, Tennessee market

By FM frequency	87.7 88.1 88.1 88.5 89.3 89.9 90.5 91.1 91.7 92.5 92.7 92.9 93.5 93.9 94.1 94.7 94.9 95.3 95.7 96.1 96.3 97.1 97.7 98.1 98.9 99.3 99.7 101.1 101.9 102.7 103.5 103.9 104.5 105.3 105.5 105.9 107.1 107.3 107.3 107.5

By AM frequency	560 600 640 680 730 790 830 860 910 950 990 1030 1070 1180 1210 1240 1250 1340 1380 1430 1480 1600

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.475

By callsign	K213CN W257CY KAKJ KAMJ KARH KCJF KERL KHLS KJMS KLCN KLJK KOSE KQPN KQXF KWAM KWNW KWYN-FM KXHT KXJK WAVN WBBP WCRV WDIA WEBL WEGR WEVL WGKX WGSF WGUE WHAL-FM WHBQ WHBQ-FM WHRK WIVG WKBL WKBQ WKIM WKNO-FM WKRA-FM WKVF WLFP WLOK WLRM WMC WMC-FM WMFS WMFS-FM WMPS WMQM WOWW WPGF-LP WQOX WRBO WREC WRVR WUMR WUMY WURC WXK49 WXMX WYPL

Defunct	WSTN 1410 AM

Nearby radio markets Cape Girardeau-Sikeston Clarksdale Jackson Jonesboro Little Rock Oxford Tupelo See also List of radio stations in Tennessee List of radio stations in Mississippi List of radio stations in Arkansas

Country radio stations in the state of Tennessee

Stations	KYTN – Union City WAKM – Franklin WANT – Lebanon WAXO – Lewisburg WBEJ – Elizabethton WBRY – Woodbury WCOR – Lebanon WCYQ – Oak Ridge WDEB-FM – Jamestown WDEF - Chattanooga WDKN – Dickson WDKW – Maryville WDXE – Lawrenceburg WECO-FM – Wartburg WEIO – Huntingdon WEKR – Fayetteville WEMB – Erwin WEPG – South Pittsburg WEYE – Surgoinsville WFWL – Camden WGAP – Maryville WGKX – Memphis WGOC – Kingsport WGSQ – Cookeville WHIN – Gallatin WIKQ – Tusculum WIVK-FM – Knoxville WJDT – Rogersville WJJM-FM – Lewisburg WJLE – Smithville WJLE-FM – Smithville WJSQ – Athens WKBQ – Covington WKDF – Nashville WKJQ-FM – Parsons WKOS – Kingsport WKSR – Pulaski WKSR-FM – Lawrenceburg WKVL - Knoxville WKWX – Savannah WKXD-FM – Monterey WLAR – Athens WLCT – Lafayette WLFP – Germantown/Memphis WLIL – Lenoir City WLIV – Livingston WLIV-FM – Monterey WLLX – Lawrenceburg WLNQ – White Pine WLNT-LP – Loudon WLOD – Loudon WLVS-FM – Clifton WLXA - Loretto WMCP – Columbia WMCT – Mountain City WMOD – Bolivar WMTN – Morristown WMUF – Henry WMYL – Halls Crossroads WNCK - Cookeville WNKX-FM – Centerville WNOX – Karns WNPC – Newport WOGT – East Ridge WOGY – Jackson WOOP-LP – Cleveland WORM-FM – Savannah WOWF – Crossville WPFT – Pigeon Forge WRGS – Rogersville WSBI – Static WSDQ – Dunlap WSIX-FM – Nashville WSM – Nashville WSM-FM – Nashville WTNK – Hartsville WTNV – Tiptonville WTRB – Ripley WUCZ – Carthage WUSY – Cleveland WVFB – Celina WWLX – Lawrenceburg WWYN – Mckenzie WXOQ – Selmer WYSH – Clinton WYTM-FM – Fayetteville WZLT – Lexington

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Tennessee

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