WAAO-FM

WAAO-FM
City Andalusia, Alabama
Broadcast area Covington County, Alabama
Branding New Hit Country 93.7!
Frequency 93.7 MHz
First air date August 24, 1987 (at 104.7)
Format Country
ERP 23,000 watts
HAAT 100 meters (328 feet)
Class C3
Facility ID 13502
Transmitter coordinates 31°20′27.00″N 86°28′02.00″W / 31.3408333°N 86.4672222°W / 31.3408333; -86.4672222
Former frequencies 104.7 MHz (1987-1990)
103.7 MHz (1990-2015)
Affiliations Auburn Network
Performance Racing Network
Motor Racing Network
Fox News Radio
Owner Three Notch Communications, LLC
Sister stations WAAO LDTV 40
Webcast Listen Live
Website waao.com

WAAO-FM (93.7 FM, "New Hit Country 937") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Andalusia, the county seat of Covington County, Alabama. The station, established in 1987, is owned by Three Notch Communications, LLC.[1]

Programming

WAAO-FM broadcasts a country music format to south Alabama and parts of the panhandle of Florida out of Covington County, Alabama.[2] Some of this programming comes from Dial Global's Mainstream Country radio network.

Local weekday programming includes The WAY-YO Wake-Up Crew with Blaine Wilson, Wynne Glenn, and Jim Wilson; a weekday tradio program known as "The Party Line" with Andrea Wilson; and The Afternoon Drive with Kim Brewer.

Syndicated programming includes Fox News Radio, the Motor Racing Network, the Performance Racing Network, Nash Nights Live with Shawn Parr, and Kickin' It with Kix Brooks plus Auburn Tigers football and men's basketball.[3][4]

History

Companion Broadcasting Service, Inc., received the original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on April 2, 1987, for a new FM station broadcasting with 3,000 watts of effective radiated power at 104.7 MHz.[5] The new station was assigned the call letters WAAO-FM by the FCC on April 9, 1987.[6] WAAO-FM received its license to cover from the FCC on December 29, 1989.[7]

On December 28, 1990, the station was granted a modification of its broadcast license to move from 104.7 MHz to the current 103.7 MHz, per docket #86-455.[8]

Station owner Lee Williams made an organizational shuffle in June 2002 with Companion Broadcasting Service, Inc. transferring the license for this station to Companion Broadcasting Service, LLC. At the time of the deal, he was 100% owner of both entities. The move was approved by the FCC on July 12, 2002, and the transaction was consummated on September 2, 2002.[9]

In May 2008, Companion Broadcasting Service, LLC, reached an agreement to sell this station to Three Notch Communications, LLC, for a reported sale price of $1.25 million.[10][11] This new licensee is owned by Blaine L. Wilson and this sale marks the first time since WAAO-FM went on the air that control of its license passed outside the Williams family. The deal was approved by the FCC on July 7, 2008, and the transaction was consummated on August 5, 2008.[12]

On October 17, 2015, WAAO-FM 93.7 received approval to begin transmitting at 23 kW,[13] and on October 21, 2015, it was licensed to broadcast on 93.7 MHz.

Station administration

(WAAO's logo under previous 103.7 frequency)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.webcitation.org/5wsAGzxiM FCC Station Database
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Football Affiliates". The Auburn University Official Athletic Site. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
  4. ↑ "Radio Stations: Alabama". After Midnite with Blair Garner. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Application Search Details (BPH-19840919JC)". FCC Media Bureau. April 2, 1987.
  6. ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  7. ↑ "Application Search Details (BLH-19870914KC)". FCC Media Bureau. December 29, 1989.
  8. ↑ "Application Search Details (BMLH-19900212KF)". FCC Media Bureau. December 28, 1990.
  9. ↑ "Application Search Details (BALH-20020620AAE)". FCC Media Bureau. September 2, 2002.
  10. ↑ "Deals - 6/9/2008". Broadcasting & Cable. June 9, 2008.
  11. ↑ "Radio Deals for an Alabama FM and the CP for a Phoenix-area AM station". Radio Info. May 27, 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Application Search Details (BALH-20080521ADL)". FCC Media Bureau. August 5, 2008.
  13. ↑ "FCCInfo Results". www.fccinfo.com. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
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