WHAB
Radio station in Acton, Massachusetts, United States
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WHAB (89.1 FM) is a high school radio station licensed to serve Acton, Massachusetts. The station is owned by Acton-Boxborough Regional High School and licensed to the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District. It airs a high school radio format.[3] WHAB is one of more than a dozen FCC-licensed high school radio stations in the state of Massachusetts.[4]
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| Frequency | 89.1 MHz |
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| Programming | |
| Format | High school radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | |
| History | |
First air date | August 1, 1979[1] |
Call sign meaning | High school, Acton-Boxborough |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 426 |
| Class | D |
| ERP | 8 watts |
| HAAT | 8 meters (26 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°28′48.3″N 71°27′26.2″W |
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Public license information | |
| Website | sites |
The station was assigned the WHAB call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.[5]
After technical issues that left the station silent for a time in the early 1990s, WHAB returned to full-time broadcasting in 1995.[6] In addition to its FM signal, WHAB's programming is carried on Acton Community Television and in a studio room near the high school's cafeteria.
