WOBL

WOBL
Oberlin, Ohio; United States;
Broadcast area	Lorain County; Greater Cleveland (limited);
Frequency	1320 kHz
Branding	Lorain County Country
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Fox News Radio; ONN Radio
Ownership
Owner	WOBL Radio, Inc.; (WOBL Radio, Inc.);
Sister stations	WDLW
History
First air date	December 24, 1971
Former frequencies	1570 kHz (1971–1976)
Call sign meaning	"Oberlin"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73364
Class	B
Power	1,000 watts (daytime); 1,000 watts (nighttime);
Transmitter coordinates	41°16′5.00″N 82°12′40.00″W / 41.2680556°N 82.2111111°W
Translator(s)	107.7 W299CJ (Oberlin)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	woblradio.com

WOBL (1320 AM) is a commercial country radio station licensed to Oberlin, Ohio, serving Lorain County and western parts of Greater Cleveland. WOBL also simulcasts over low-power Oberlin translator W299CJ (107.7 FM). The WOBL studios are located in Oberlin, as are the transmitters for both WOBL and W299CJ. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WOBL is available online.

History

WOBL began on December 24, 1971 at 1570 kHz as a daytime-only station with 250 watts of power.^[2] The station soon moved to a full-time signal at 1320 kHz by September 1976, where it has remained to this day. Its country music format has been the longest running such format of any station in the region, even with a segue into "classic country" in early 2003.

WOBL has been a family operation throughout its entire history, founded by Harry Wilber, and run by Doug and Lorie Wilber until March 2021.

WOBL Radio and its sister station is WDLW 1380 AM/98.9 FM in Lorain, which was acquired in late 2002 are now owned by Gary and Renee' Tollett. The Tollett's purchased both stations as of October 1, 2021, to continue the family tradition of family owned radio stations. Both stations respective studios are at the WOBL transmitter site in Oberlin, Ohio.

FM translator

Broadcast translator for WOBL
Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
W299CJ	107.7 FM	Oberlin, Ohio	144088	250	43.27 m (142 ft)	D	41°16′4.70″N 82°12′38.20″W / 41.2679722°N 82.2106111°W / 41.2679722; -82.2106111	LMS

Current programming

Local personalities include Dave Rivera (weekday mornings), Max (weekday middays), “Big John” (weekday afternoons) and Michelle Lee (sunday afternoons). WOBL is a local affiliate for Fox News Radio^[3] and ONN Radio.^[4]

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WOBL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/70s-OCR-YB/1972-YB/1972-BC-YB-for-OCR-Page-0360.pdf ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Demos Home | FOX News Radio Affiliate Website".
^ "Nothing found for Content Sections Affiliates Index". Onn Radio.

External links

Official website
Facility details for Facility ID 73364 (WOBL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WOBL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
FCC History Cards for WOBL

FM translator

Facility details for Facility ID 144088 (W299CJ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W299CJ at FCCdata.org

[1] "Facility Technical Data for WOBL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] ttp://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/70s-OCR-YB/1972-YB/1972-BC-YB-for-OCR-Page-0360.pdf ^{[dead link‍]}

[3] "Demos Home | FOX News Radio Affiliate Website".

[4] "Nothing found for Content Sections Affiliates Index". Onn Radio.

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