Frequency | 90.9 MHz |
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Branding | WOW 90.9 |
Programming | |
Format | Contemporary Christian |
Ownership | |
Owner | Agape Educational Media, Inc. |
History | |
First air date | 1998 (as WPHG-FM) |
Former call signs | WGYJ-FM (1996–1997) WPHG-FM (1997–2000) WELJ (2000–2009) [1] |
Call sign meaning | WOW [Radio] Brewton |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 40428 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 153 meters (502 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°18′13″N 87°02′50″W / 31.30361°N 87.04722°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wowradio.org |
WOWB (90.9 FM; "WOW 90.9") is a radio station licensed to serve Brewton, Alabama, United States. The station is owned by Agape Educational Media. It airs a contemporary Christian music format. [2]
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 exchange for a $100,000 promissory note. [7] [8] The call letters were changed, this time to WOWB, on December 14, 2009. [1]
Radio-Locator and fccdata.org is now reporting this station has a CP to change their COL to Jay, Florida. The CP was issued on March 30, 2017 and is scheduled to expire on March 30, 2020.
Frequency | 90.9 MHz |
---|---|
Branding | WOW 90.9 |
Programming | |
Format | Contemporary Christian |
Ownership | |
Owner | Agape Educational Media, Inc. |
History | |
First air date | 1998 (as WPHG-FM) |
Former call signs | WGYJ-FM (1996–1997) WPHG-FM (1997–2000) WELJ (2000–2009) [1] |
Call sign meaning | WOW [Radio] Brewton |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 40428 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 153 meters (502 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°18′13″N 87°02′50″W / 31.30361°N 87.04722°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wowradio.org |
WOWB (90.9 FM; "WOW 90.9") is a radio station licensed to serve Brewton, Alabama, United States. The station is owned by Agape Educational Media. It airs a contemporary Christian music format. [2]
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 exchange for a $100,000 promissory note. [7] [8] The call letters were changed, this time to WOWB, on December 14, 2009. [1]
Radio-Locator and fccdata.org is now reporting this station has a CP to change their COL to Jay, Florida. The CP was issued on March 30, 2017 and is scheduled to expire on March 30, 2020.