WQAB
WQAB was an Public Radio-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Philippi, West Virginia, serving the Philippi/Grafton area.
| City | Philippi, West Virginia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Philippi, West Virginia Grafton, West Virginia |
| Frequency | 91.3 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct (formerly Public radio) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Authority |
| History | |
First air date | 1975 |
Last air date | June 4, 2019 |
Call sign meaning | WQ Alderson-Broaddus |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 7,200 Watts |
| HAAT | 55 meters |
WQAB signed on in 1975 as the student radio station of Alderson-Broaddus College; in its last incarnation it had an adult contemporary format. West Virginia Public Broadcasting purchased WQAB from the college for $30,000 in February 2017 and converted it to a repeater of its statewide network.[1]
WQAB's license was surrendered to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and cancelled on June 4, 2019.
References
- "Station Sales Week Of 2/24". RadioInsight. 24 February 2017.
External links
- WQAB in the FCC FM station database
- WQAB on Radio-Locator
- WQAB in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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