WCOX
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| Frequency | 1450 kHz |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Down Home Broadcasting |
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| History | |
First air date | 1969 |
Last air date | December 31, 2020 |
Former frequencies | 1540 kHz |
Call sign meaning | Wilcox County[1] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 17480 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts (unlimited) |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°59′09″N 87°17′17″W / 31.98583°N 87.28806°W |
WCOX (1450 AM) was a radio station licensed to serve Camden, Alabama. The station was last owned by Down Home Broadcasting. It last aired a Gospel music format.
This station was a daytime-only station broadcasting on 1540 kHz before going full-time on 1450 kHz.[1] The license was cancelled on December 31, 2020.
In May 1981, the station's broadcast license was transferred to Harry A. Taylor and Betty J. Taylor doing business as Taylor and Taylor.[2]
In June 1986, Taylor and Taylor reached an agreement to sell WCOX to Wilcox Network, Inc.[3] The deal was approved by the Federal Communications Commission on September 29, 1986, and the transaction was consummated on November 4, 1986.
In February 1991, Wilcox Network, Inc. reached an agreement to sell the station to Down Home Broadcasting.[4] The FCC approved the deal on April 8, 1991, and the transaction was consummated on April 28, 1991.
