WAAO-FM

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WAAO-FM
BrandingNew Hit Country 93.7!
Programming
FormatCountry
AffiliationsAuburn Network
Premiere Networks
Performance Racing Network
Motor Racing Network
Fox News Radio
Ownership
OwnerThree Notch Communications, LLC
WAAO LDTV 40
History
First air date
August 24, 1987 (at 104.7)
Former frequencies
104.7 MHz (1987–1990)
103.7 MHz (1990–2015)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID13502
ClassC3
ERP23,000 watts
HAAT100 meters (328 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
31°20′27″N 86°28′02″W / 31.34083°N 86.46722°W / 31.34083; -86.46722
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewaao.com

WAAO-FM (93.7

radio station licensed to serve the community of Andalusia, the county seat of Covington County, Alabama. The station, established in 1987, is owned by Three Notch Communications, LLC.[2]

Programming

WAAO-FM broadcasts a

Dial Global's Mainstream Country
radio network.

Local weekday programming includes The WAY-YO Wake-Up Crew with Blaine Wilson, Wynne Glenn, and Jim Wilson; a weekday tradio program known as "The Party Line" with Andrea Wilson; and The Afternoon Drive with Kim Brewer.

Syndicated programming includes Fox News Radio, the Motor Racing Network, the Performance Racing Network, Nash Nights Live with Shawn Parr, and The Original Country Gold with Rowdy Yates, plus Auburn Tigers football and men's basketball.[4][5]

History

WAAO-FM was preceded by AM station WAAO, a 1-kilowatt

daytimer on 1530 kHz. It signed on in 1966, and its license was surrendered effective July 5, 1989 as WAAO-FM prepared to sign on.[6][7]

Companion Broadcasting Service, Inc., received the original

MHz.[8] The new station was assigned the call letters WAAO-FM by the FCC on April 9, 1987.[9] WAAO-FM received its license to cover from the FCC on December 29, 1989.[10]

On December 28, 1990, the station was granted a modification of its broadcast license to move from 104.7 MHz to the current 103.7 MHz, per docket #86-455.[11]

Station owner Lee Williams made an organizational shuffle in June 2002 with Companion Broadcasting Service, Inc. transferring the license for this station to Companion Broadcasting Service, LLC. At the time of the deal, he was 100% owner of both entities. The move was approved by the FCC on July 12, 2002, and the transaction was consummated on September 2, 2002.[12]

In May 2008, Companion Broadcasting Service, LLC, reached an agreement to sell this station to Three Notch Communications, LLC, for a reported sale price of $1.25 million.[13][14] This new licensee is owned by Blaine L. Wilson and this sale marks the first time since WAAO-FM went on the air that control of its license passed outside the Williams family. The deal was approved by the FCC on July 7, 2008, and the transaction was consummated on August 5, 2008.[15]

On October 17, 2015, WAAO-FM 93.7 received approval to begin transmitting at 23 kW,[16] and on October 21, 2015, it was licensed to broadcast on 93.7 MHz.

Station administration

  • Blaine Wilson - General Manager/Owner
  • Andrea Wilson - billing & account receivables

(WAAO's logo under previous 103.7 frequency)

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAAO-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ https://www.webcitation.org/5wsAGzxiM?url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WAAO FCC Station Database
  3. Arbitron
    . Retrieved December 21, 2011.
  4. ^ "Football Affiliates". The Auburn University Official Athletic Site. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
  5. ^ "Radio Stations: Alabama". After Midnite with Blair Garner. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  6. ^ "FCC History Cards for WAAO(AM)".
  7. ^ "DWAAO Facility Data". FCCData.
  8. ^ "Application Search Details (BPH-19840919JC)". FCC Media Bureau. April 2, 1987.
  9. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  10. ^ "Application Search Details (BLH-19870914KC)". FCC Media Bureau. December 29, 1989.
  11. ^ "Application Search Details (BMLH-19900212KF)". FCC Media Bureau. December 28, 1990.
  12. ^ "Application Search Details (BALH-20020620AAE)". FCC Media Bureau. September 2, 2002.
  13. ^ "Deals - 6/9/2008". Broadcasting & Cable. June 9, 2008.
  14. ^ "Radio Deals for an Alabama FM and the CP for a Phoenix-area AM station". Radio Info. May 27, 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
  15. ^ "Application Search Details (BALH-20080521ADL)". FCC Media Bureau. August 5, 2008.
  16. ^ "FCCInfo Results". www.fccinfo.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
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