WOAD (AM)

WOAD (1300 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Jackson, Mississippi with an urban gospel format. WOAD is owned by Alpha Media through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC. Along with five other sister stations, its studios are located in Ridgeland, a suburb of Jackson, while the transmitter tower is in the northside of Jackson.

WOAD

Jackson, Mississippi United States
Broadcast area	Jackson, Mississippi
Frequency	1300 kHz
Branding	Gospel 1300 AM & 103.5 FM
Programming
Format	Urban gospel
Ownership
Owner	Alpha Media (Alpha Media Licensee LLC)
Sister stations	WJMI, WJNT, WKXI-FM, WRKS, WJQS
History
First air date	1947
Call sign meaning	"Working On A Dream"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	50404
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night
ERP	FM: 250 watts (24 hours)
Translator(s)	103.5 W278BW (Jackson)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.woad.com

History

The 1300 kHz frequency was assigned the WRBC call letters for several years. Around 1978, the transmitter site was rebuilt and call letters were changed to WKXI.

In March 1996, the WOAD call letters and gospel format moved to the more powerful 1300 kHz, after swapping frequencies with then-sister station WKXI.

On January 11, 2004, WOAD started simulcasting on FM—at 105.9.

July 2, 2009, WOAD dropped its FM simulcast and resumed AM-only broadcasting.