WOWZ (AM)
(Redirected from WOWZ (defunct))
| Broadcast area | |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1280 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
|
| History | |
First air date | 1974 |
Last air date | November 10, 2014 |
Former call signs |
|
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 8075 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts daytime only |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°22′19.0″N 78°50′6.0″W / 37.371944°N 78.835000°W |
WOWZ was a broadcast radio station licensed to Appomattox, Virginia, serving Appomattox and Appomattox County, Virginia. WOWZ was owned and operated by Perception Media Group, Inc.[1]
History
[edit]The station was first licensed, as WTTX, on October 7, 1974. The call letters were changed to WWAR on June 1, 1995, and to WOWZ on February 15, 2002.
On March 4, 2010, WOWZ's owners, Perception Media Group, Inc., began the process to sell WOWZ to OneCom, Inc. for $10,000.[2][3]
The station's owners surrendered the license for WOWZ to the Federal Communications Commission on November 10, 2014; the FCC cancelled the license on November 18, 2014.
References
[edit]- ^ "WOWZ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcasting Station Construction Permit or License". Federal Communications Commission. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
- ^ "Assignment Agreement". FCC Media Bureau. February 26, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
External links
[edit]- FCC Station Search Details: DWOWZ (Facility ID: 8075)
- FCC History Cards for WOWZ (covering 1973-1981 as WTTX)
  | This article about a radio station in Virginia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- Radio stations in Virginia
- 1974 establishments in Virginia
- 2014 disestablishments in Virginia
- Radio stations established in 1974
- Radio stations disestablished in 2014
- Defunct radio stations in the United States
- Defunct mass media in Virginia
- Daytime-only radio stations in Virginia
- Virginia radio station stubs