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WOAB (104.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Ozark, Alabama, United States. The station, which first signed on in 1967, is owned by Fred Dockins, through licensee Dockins Communications, Inc.

WOAB broadcasts a country music format.

History

WOAB signed on the air on July 9, 1967, with 2,850 watts of effective radiated power on 104.9 MHz. Owned by the Ozark Broadcasting Company, this new FM station signed on as a separately-programmed sister station to WOZK (900 AM). The station aired a primarily country music format through the 1970s.

Effective July 7, 2021, Ozark Broadcasting sold WOAB, WOZK, and the construction permit for translator W252DV to Fred Dockins' Dockins Communications for $125,000.

On February 23, 2022 WOAB changed formats from oldies to country, branded as "Kickin' Country 104.9".

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References

1. ^ "Directory of AM and FM Radio stations in the U.S.". 1968 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1968. p. B-7.
2. "Facility Technical Data for WOAB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
3. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
4. "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1979. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1979. p. C-6.
5. Alabama Broadcast Media Page

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 51095 (WOAB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WOAB in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• Horton, Ebony (September 24, 2008). "Bet leads to belly full of oysters". Dothan Eagle.

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