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WOAD (AM)

Coordinates: 32°23′12″N 90°09′47″W / 32.38667°N 90.16306°W / 32.38667; -90.16306
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WOAD
Broadcast areaJackson, Mississippi
Frequency1300 kHz
BrandingGospel 1300 AM & 103.5 FM
Programming
FormatUrban gospel
Ownership
Owner
WJMI, WJNT, WKXI-FM, WRKS, WJQS
History
First air date
1947
Call sign meaning
"Working On A Dream"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID50404
ClassB
Power
  • 5,000 watts day
  • 1,000 watts night
ERPFM: 250 watts (24 hours)
Translator(s)103.5 W278BW (Jackson)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.woad.com

WOAD (1300 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Jackson, Mississippi with an urban gospel format. WOAD is owned by Alpha Media through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC. Along with five other sister stations, its studios are located in Ridgeland, a suburb of Jackson, while the transmitter tower is in the northside of Jackson.

History

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The 1300 kHz frequency was assigned the WRBC call letters for several years. Around 1978, the transmitter site was rebuilt and call letters were changed to WKXI.

In March 1996, the WOAD call letters and gospel format moved to the more powerful 1300 kHz, after swapping frequencies with then-sister station WKXI.

On January 11, 2004, WOAD started simulcasting on FM—at 105.9.

July 2, 2009, WOAD dropped its FM simulcast and resumed AM-only broadcasting.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WOAD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
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32°23′12″N 90°09′47″W / 32.38667°N 90.16306°W / 32.38667; -90.16306