WZOB

WZOB (1250 AM, "Number One Country 1250") is a radio station licensed to serve Fort Payne, Alabama. It is owned by Central Broadcasting Company, Inc. and broadcasts country music format.^[2]

WZOB

Fort Payne, Alabama
Frequency	1250 AM (kHz)
Branding	Number One Country 1250
Programming
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	Central Broadcasting Company, Inc.
History
First air date	July 2, 1950
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	9797
Class	D
Power	5000 Watts (day) 122 Watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	34°26′23″N 85°45′12″W
Translator(s)	W265DS (100.9 MHz, Fort Payne)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

Originally owned by Glenn M. Gravitt, the station opened July 2, 1950.^[3] The call letters, WZOB, came from Zella Octavia Buttram, the daughter of Johnny Buttram (an advisor to Gravitt and brother of Pat Buttram, the well-known radio and TV comedian), and were requested from and assigned by the Federal Communications Commission.^[4]

The Louvin Brothers album Songs That Tell A Story is drawn from songs recorded live on a morning WZOB show in the 1950s.