WWIC
City | Scottsboro, Alabama |
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Frequency | 1050 AM (kHz) |
Branding | Anytime, Anywhere. We go, where you go. 1050 WWIC |
Programming | |
Format | Classic Country |
Affiliations | ABC Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Scottsboro Broadcasting Co. |
History | |
First air date | June 13, 1950[1] |
Former call signs | WCRI (1950-1982)[2] |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 59421 |
Class | D |
Power | 1,000 watts (day) 100 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°40′23″N 86°03′11″W / 34.67306°N 86.05306°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live! |
Website | wwicradio.com |
WWIC (1050 AM, "Real Country 1050") is a radio station licensed to serve Scottsboro, Alabama. The station, established in 1950, is owned by Scottsboro Broadcasting Co.
Formatting[]
WWIC airs a classic country music format featuring the "Real Country" satellite-delivered format from ABC Radio.[3]
As of 2021, WWIC carries the following:
- MRN Radio Network
- Alabama Crimson Tide sports RollTide.com
- Tennessee Titans football [4]
- Paul Finebaum's sports talk show
- Nashville Predators hockey
- CBS Sports Radio
- Slap Shot Radio
- Mike Huckabee's political commentary
- CBS News
- Atlanta Braves Radio Network (baseball)
- WWIC owner Greg Bell provides play-by-play coverage of Scottsboro High School Wildcats football and basketball.
The station streams via the internet and also has an app devoted to local weather coverage.
History[]
The station was founded in 1950 as a 250-watt station broadcasting on 1050 kHz as WCRI, under the ownership of Pat M. Courington.[5] The station was assigned the WWIC call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on February 4, 1982.[2] When the callsign was changed, it stood for the phrase "We Worship In Christ", to promote the gospel format that aired at the time.
References[]
- ^ "About WWIC Radio". WWICRadio.com.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "Titans Radio in Alabama". Titans Radio. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ^ "Directory of the AM and FM stations of the United States". 1951 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1951. p. 72.
External links[]
- WWIC in the FCC AM station database
- WWIC on Radio-Locator
- WWIC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Radio stations in Alabama
- Classic country radio stations in the United States
- Radio stations established in 1950
- NBC Sports Radio stations
- CBS Sports Radio stations
- 1950 establishments in Alabama
- Alabama radio station stubs