WAOL
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City | Ripley, Ohio |
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Broadcast area | Cincinnati metropolitan area |
Frequency | 99.5 MHz |
Branding | The Edge 99.5 |
Programming | |
Format | Hot Adult Contemporary |
Ownership | |
Owner | Donald Bowles and Venita Frame Bowles (Dreamcatcher Communications, Inc.) |
History | |
First air date | 1993 |
Former call signs | WXKD (1990-1992, CP) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 56226 |
Class | C3 |
ERP | 13,000 watts |
HAAT | 140 meters (460 ft) |
Links | |
Website | 995TheEdge.fm |
WAOL (99.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Ripley, Ohio, and serving the southeastern suburbs of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. It carries a hot adult contemporary radio format and is owned by Donald Bowles and Venita Frame Bowles, through licensee Dreamcatcher Communications, Inc. It calls itself "99-5 The Edge."
WAOL has an effective radiated power of 13,000 watts. The transmitter is off Vermillion Pike in Stonewall, Kentucky.[1]
History[]
In 1993, the station signed on the air. It formerly aired an Adult Hits music format as "Max FM," then relaunched as "The Edge" in October 2013 after a period of identifying as simply "The New 99.5 WAOL."
References[]
External links[]
- WAOL in the FCC FM station database
- WAOL on Radio-Locator
- WAOL in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Coordinates: 38°38′55″N 84°00′42″W / 38.64861°N 84.01167°W
Categories:
- Adult hits radio stations in the United States
- Radio stations established in 1993
- Radio stations in Ohio
- 1993 establishments in Ohio
- Ohio radio station stubs