WOWB
Radio station in Brewton, Alabama, United States
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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.[3]
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| 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[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 40428 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 153 meters (502 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°18′13″N 87°02′50″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wowradio.org |
History
The station's original construction permit was granted by the Federal Communications Commission on December 13, 1994.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6] The deal was approved by the FCC on October 12, 2000, and the transaction was consummated on November 12, 2000.[7] 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.[8][9] 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.