WOBX (AM)
WOBX (1530 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Religious format. Licensed to Wanchese, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Elizabeth City-Nags Head area. The station is currently owned by East Carolina Radio, Inc..
| City | Wanchese, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Elizabeth City-Nags Head |
| Frequency | 1530 kHz |
| Slogan | "Outer Banks Christian Radio" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Silent (was Religious) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | East Carolina Radio |
| History | |
| Former call signs | WOBR |
| Technical information | |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts day only |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°51′52″N 75°39′01″W |
| Translator(s) | W277DO (103.3 MHz, Wanchese) |
This station originally signed on in 1970 as WOBR, and was the first radio station to sign on in the Outer Banks. Throughout the 1970s & early 1980s, the station had an adult contemporary format. By the mid-eighties it had gone to a country format. In the late 1980s, the station went to a religious format which it still maintains. On April 11, 2000, the calls were changed to WOBX.
The station began broadcasting at 11:45 a.m. on May 29, 1970, at its studio/transmitter site near Wanchese, N.C., with a power of 250 watts, licensed for daytime-only operation. The first manager was G. Chambers Williams, III.
External links
- WOBX in the FCC's AM station database
- WOBX on Radio-Locator
- WOBX in Nielsen Audio's AM station database