WABV
Radio station in Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
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WABV (1590 AM) is a broadcast licensed to Abbeville, South Carolina, serving Abbeville and Abbeville County, South Carolina. WABV is owned and operated by John L. Wallace, through licensee John Wallace Broadcasting, LLC.
- John L. Wallace
- (John Wallace Broadcasting, LLC)
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| Frequency | 1590 kHz |
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| History | |
First air date | March 1956 |
Call sign meaning | W ABbbeVille |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 3152 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 34°9′3.0″N 82°23′34.0″W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | radioinspiracion1590.com |
History
Sale to John Wallace Broadcasting, LLC
On April 18, 2022, R&M Broadcasting entered an agreement with John Wallace Broadcasting to sell WABV to the latter.[4] WABV was still off the air when R&M Broadcasting sold the station to John Wallace Broadcasting. John Wallace Broadcasting filed for Special Temporary Authority to transmit with 500 watts as of May 2, 2023.[5] On May 25, 2023, WABV went off the air for financial reasons. It explained in a letter to the FCC that if it could not return to the air within 30 days, that it would ask for special temporary authority to remain silent.[6] The station was reported silent in June 2023.[7] On June 22, 2023, a request for special temporary authority was submitted to the FCC to remain silent for financial reasons.[8] WABV resumed broadcasting on April 18, 2024.[9] WABV was sold to the Abbeville Broadcasting Company in July 2024 for $40,000.[10]
