WZOB
| Frequency | 1250 AM (kHz) |
|---|---|
| Branding | Number One Country 1250 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Central Broadcasting Company, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | July 2, 1950 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 9797 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5000Watts(day) 122 Watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°26′23″N85°45′12″W/ 34.43972°N 85.75333°W |
| Translator(s) | W265DS (100.9MHz,Fort Payne) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
WZOB(1250AM,"Number One Country 1250" ) is aradio stationlicensed to serveFort Payne, Alabama.The station is owned by Central Broadcasting Company, Inc. It airs acountry musicformat.[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 theFederal Communications Commission.[4]
The Louvin BrothersalbumSongs That Tell A Storyis drawn from songs recorded live on a morning WZOB show in the 1950s.
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for WZOB".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"Winter 2008 Station Information Profile".Arbitron.
- ^Butler, Harry D.; Alabama'sFirst 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
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 9797 (WZOB)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WZOBinNielsen Audio's AM station database
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