WCAB
| Frequency | 590kHz |
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| Branding | Pure Country 100.9/590 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic country |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | October 19, 1966 |
Call signmeaning | Country At Its Best |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 29261 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 35°23′35″N81°55′23″W/ 35.39306°N 81.92306°W |
| Translator(s) | 100.9W265DW (Rutherfordton) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | purecountry101.com |
WCAB(590AM) is aradio stationbroadcasting aclassic countryformat,licensed toRutherfordton, North Carolina,United States. The station is currently owned by Todd Fowler, through licensee Skyline Media of Rutherfordton, LLC. WCAB operates at 1,000wattsday and 228 watts night, both non-directional.
The station is an affiliate of theAtlanta Bravesradio network, the largest radio affiliate network inMajor League Baseball.[2]The station also carriesThe Rush Limbaugh Show.
During the 1970s and ’80s, it played top forty hits. Ron Wood, Bob St. Thomas, Jiving Jock Tadlock, and The Flying Dutchman were some of the famous and leading DJs during that era.
On January 1, 2024, WCAB changed its format from oldies to classic country, branded as "Pure Country 100.9/590".[3]
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for WCAB".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"Affiliate Radio Stations".The Official Site of the Atlanta Braves.
- ^WCAB to Flip to Classic CountryRadioinsight - December 29, 2023
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 29261 (WCAB)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WCABinNielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 202956 (W265DW)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- W265DWat FCCdata.org
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