WOAB

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

Ozark, Alabama
Frequency	104.9 MHz
Branding	Kickin' Country 104.9
Programming
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	Fred Dockins (Dockins Communications, Inc.)
Sister stations	WOZK
History
First air date	July 9, 1967[1]
Call sign meaning	Ozark AlaBama
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	51095
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	82 meters (269 feet)
Transmitter coordinates	31°27′19″N 85°40′58″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

WOAB broadcasts a country music format.^[3]

History

WOAB signed on the air on July 9, 1967, with 2,850 watts of effective radiated power on 104.9 MHz.^[1] Owned by the Ozark Broadcasting Company, this new FM station signed on as a separately-programmed sister station to WOZK (900 AM).^[1] The station aired a primarily country music format through the 1970s.^[4]

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".^[5]

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