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'''WRAB''' (1380 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to serve [[Arab, Alabama]], United States. The station is owned by the Reed Family, which also owns ''[[The Arab Tribune]]'', and licensed to Reed Broadcasting, LLC. WRAB is an affiliate of [[Westwood One (current)|Westwood One]] and [[NBC Sports Radio]]. The most popular show on WRAB is "The Helping Hand Show", heard Monday through Saturday from 8:30-9:30am, hosted by Archie Anderson. It airs a [[Country music]] format.<ref name="arb1">{{cite web|title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/ | |
'''WRAB''' (1380 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to serve [[Arab, Alabama]], United States. The station is owned by the Reed Family, which also owns ''[[The Arab Tribune]]'', and licensed to Reed Broadcasting, LLC. WRAB is an affiliate of [[Westwood One (current)|Westwood One]] and [[NBC Sports Radio]]. The most popular show on WRAB is "The Helping Hand Show", heard Monday through Saturday from 8:30-9:30am, hosted by Archie Anderson. It airs a [[Country music]] format.<ref name="arb1">{{cite web|title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/ |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301134627/http://www.arbitron.com/ |archivedate=March 1, 2010 }}</ref> Southern Gospel music is also played on WRAB and was hosted by Rick Stover until June 2019, when Stover retired. |
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Some memorable names that have been on the air at WRAB: Archie Anderson, Bobby King, Tim Maze, Cousin Jake, Chris Hanson, Big Jim Nelson, Steve Lemons, Kerry Franklin, Ken Henderson and Rick Stover. For a period of time in the late 1980s and early 1990s, WRAB was the sister station of [[WAFN-FM]], which at the time had the call sign of WCRQ. At the time both stations were owned by Kerry Rich. |
Some memorable names that have been on the air at WRAB: Archie Anderson, Bobby King, Tim Maze, Cousin Jake, Chris Hanson, Big Jim Nelson, Steve Lemons, Kerry Franklin, Ken Henderson and Rick Stover. For a period of time in the late 1980s and early 1990s, WRAB was the sister station of [[WAFN-FM]], which at the time had the call sign of WCRQ. At the time both stations were owned by Kerry Rich. |
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Revision as of 11:39, 19 September 2019
| Broadcast area | North Alabama |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1380 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Reed Broadcasting, LLC |
| History | |
First air date | 1961 |
Call sign meaning | ARAB |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 2552 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1000 watts (day) 49 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°20′06″N 86°28′07″W / 34.33500°N 86.46861°W |
WRAB (1380 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Arab, Alabama, United States. The station is owned by the Reed Family, which also owns The Arab Tribune, and licensed to Reed Broadcasting, LLC. WRAB is an affiliate of Westwood One and NBC Sports Radio. The most popular show on WRAB is "The Helping Hand Show", heard Monday through Saturday from 8:30-9:30am, hosted by Archie Anderson. It airs a Country music format.[1] Southern Gospel music is also played on WRAB and was hosted by Rick Stover until June 2019, when Stover retired.
Some memorable names that have been on the air at WRAB: Archie Anderson, Bobby King, Tim Maze, Cousin Jake, Chris Hanson, Big Jim Nelson, Steve Lemons, Kerry Franklin, Ken Henderson and Rick Stover. For a period of time in the late 1980s and early 1990s, WRAB was the sister station of WAFN-FM, which at the time had the call sign of WCRQ. At the time both stations were owned by Kerry Rich.
WRAB's studios are located on Brindlee Mountain Parkway at the office of The Arab Tribune. The station's transmitter is located on State Route 69.
The station was assigned the WRAB call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.[2] In August 2017, the FCC awarded WRAB an FM Translator license W296DM and assigned to 107.1 mHz. As of June 2019, the translator is in the construction/testing phase and will broadcast with 250 watts power. [3]
References
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ https://fccdata.org/?facid=200362
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID WRAB ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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