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| Frequency | 1250 kHz |
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| Branding | Number One Country 1250 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Central Broadcasting Company, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | July 2, 1950 (1950-07-02) |
| Technical information1 | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 9797 | |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 34°26′23″N 85°45′12″W / 34.43972°N 85.75333°W / 34.43972; -85.75333 |
| Translator | 100.9 W265DS (Fort Payne) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
WZOB (1250 AM, "Number One Country 1250") is a radio station licensed to serve Fort Payne, Alabama. It is owned by Central Broadcasting Company, Inc. and broadcasts country music format.2
Originally owned by Glenn M. Gravitt, the station opened July 2, 1950.3 The call letters, WZOB, came from Zella Octavia Buttram, the daughter of Johnny Buttram (an advisor to Gravitt and brother of Pat Buttram, the well-known radio and TV comedian), and were requested from and assigned by the Federal Communications Commission.4
The Louvin Brothers album Songs That Tell A Story is drawn from songs recorded live on a morning WZOB show in the 1950s.
References
References
- "Facility Technical Data for WZOB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- Butler, Harry D.; Alabama's First Radio Stations 1920-1960: A History of Radio Broadcasting in Alabama; Alabama Broadcasters Association, 2006
- "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
External links
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 9797 (WZOB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WZOB in Nielsen Audio's AM station database