WABV
| Broadcast area | |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1590 kHz |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | March 1956 |
Call sign meaning | W ABbbeVille |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 3152 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 34°9′3.0″N 82°23′34.0″W / 34.150833°N 82.392778°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | radioinspiracion1590.com |
WABV (1590 AM) is a broadcast licensed to Abbeville, South Carolina, serving Abbeville and Abbeville County, South Carolina. WABV is owned and operated by John L. Wallace, through licensee John Wallace Broadcasting, LLC.
History
[edit]In 2007, WABV changed formats to country as “Cool Country 1590”. WABV’s country mix was classic and new.[2] On March 5, 2021, WABV posted to its Facebook page that it had changed to a religious format as “Spirit Radio”.[3]
Sale to John Wallace Broadcasting, LLC
[edit]On April 18, 2022, R&M Broadcasting entered an agreement with John Wallace Broadcasting to sell WABV to the latter.[4] WABV was still off the air when R&M Broadcasting sold the station to John Wallace Broadcasting. John Wallace Broadcasting filed for Special Temporary Authority to transmit with 500 watts as of May 2, 2023.[5] On May 25, 2023, WABV went off the air for financial reasons. It explained in a letter to the FCC that if it could not return to the air within 30 days, that it would ask for special temporary authority to remain silent.[6] The station was reported silent in June 2023.[7] On June 22, 2023, a request for special temporary authority was submitted to the FCC to remain silent for financial reasons.[8] WABV resumed broadcasting on April 18, 2024.[9] WABV was sold to the Abbeville Broadcasting Company in July 2024 for $40,000.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WABV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WABV/Abbeville, SC Flips To Country". All Access.
- ^ "Log in or sign up to view". m.facebook.com.
- ^ "Assignment of Authorization". enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov.
- ^ WABV Resumption of Operations; retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ WABV Suspension of Operations; retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ "FCC Report 6/25: Interference Complaint Leads To Penalty Proposed Against Accusing Station - RadioInsight". June 25, 2023.
- ^ Request for special temporary authority to remain silent, dated June 22, 2023; retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ Resumption of operations; retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ RadioInsight “Station Sales Week of 7/12”. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
External links
[edit]- WABV’s Facebook page
- Facility details for Facility ID 3152 (WABV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WABV in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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