WBSA

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WBSA
WBSA-AM logo.png
CityBoaz, Alabama
Broadcast areaBoaz, Alabama
Frequency1300 AM kHz
Programming
FormatChristian/Southern Gospel
Ownership
OwnerWatkins Broadcasting, Inc.
History
First air date
October 1, 1959 (as WAVC)[1]
Former call signs
WAVC (1959-1961)
Call sign meaning
B oaS (S substitutes for Z) Alabama
Technical information
Facility ID71098
ClassD
Power1,000 watts (day)
37 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
34°12′50″N 86°09′10″W / 34.21389°N 86.15278°W / 34.21389; -86.15278
Links
Webcastmms://wbsaam1300.dyndns.org:8080
Websitewbsaam.com
Call sign Frequency
(MHz)		 City of license ERP
(W)		 Class FCC info
W257AZ 93.5 [[{{{city1}}}]] 250 D FCC FM Query

WBSA (1300 AM, "Total Christian Radio") is a radio station licensed to serve Boaz, Alabama. The station is owned by Watkins Broadcasting, Inc. It airs a Christian radio format featuring Southern Gospel music.[2] WBSA is the only radio station licensed to Boaz, Alabama, by the Federal Communications Commission. WBSA plays southern gospel and bluegrass gospel music. They also have on-air devotions.

On air personalities include Dale Johnson, Chris Watkins, James Cornelius, and Beecher Hyde. WBSA carries the weekly football games of the Boaz High School Pirates.

History[]

This station began regular broadcasting on October 1, 1959, as WAVC.[1] Owned by Ken Sparks and Albert Vearl Cicero (for whom the station was named), WAVC played a mix of popular music, rock'n'roll, and easy listening.[1] In 1961, WAVC was bought by L.D. Bentley and Glenn Cornelius (as Radio Sand Mountain, Inc.) and the callsign was changed to the current WBSA.[3] Cornelius operated WBSA until 1982 when it was purchased by Bill Huber and Lawrence Kennamer (as Sand Mountain Advertising, Inc.).[4] The new owners changed the format to Southern Gospel music. In October 1994, the station was purchased by Reverend Roger Watkins, a Baptist minister and evangelist, as Watkins Broadcasting, Inc.[5]

WBSA celebrated 50 years of broadcasting in 2009.

The station acquired an FM translator during the first AM Revitalization window in 2016; that station went on the air in late May 2016 on 93.5 MHz. (Taken from Alabama Broadcast Media Page)

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Station History". WBSA 1300AM. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-19820421HC)". FCC Media Bureau. 1982-06-08.
  5. ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-19940701EI)". FCC Media Bureau. 1994-10-20.

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