WASB
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| WASB | |
| City of license | Brockport, New York |
|---|---|
| Slogan | Son Shine Network |
| Frequency | 1590 kHz |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 15767 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Former callsigns | WJBT (1980-1984) |
| Owner | Marilyn Wolfe |
| Website | com/heartland/creek/5396/wasb.html |
WASB (1590 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format. Licensed to Brockport, New York, USA. The station is currently owned by Marilyn Wolfe.[1]
[edit] History
The station went on the air in the early 1970's and was owned by a group of local businessmen. The station broadcast on 1560khz with a power of 500w - daytime only. In 1976 the station was purchased by Canal Communications, inc. and the call letters changed to WWBK. Format was community oriented pop. In 1979 WWBK obtained a construction permit allowing the change to 1,000 watts fulltime operation on 1590khz. The facility was sold in 1979 and the call letters changed to WJBT on 1980-04-14. on 1984-05-24, the station changed its call sign to the current WASB.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ WASB Facility Record. United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ WASB Call Sign History. United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WASB
- Radio Locator Information on WASB
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WASB
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