WABV

Last updated
WABV
Broadcast area
Frequency 1590 kHz
Ownership
Owner
  • John L. Wallace
  • (John Wallace Broadcasting, LLC)
History
First air date
March 1956
Call sign meaning
W ABbbeVille
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 3152
Class D
Power
  • 1,000 watts daytime
  • 27 watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
34°9′3.0″N82°23′34.0″W / 34.150833°N 82.392778°W / 34.150833; -82.392778
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.

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History

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

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]

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References

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  2. "WABV/Abbeville, SC Flips To Country". All Access.
  3. "Log in or sign up to view". m.facebook.com.
  4. "Draft Copy « License Modernization « FCC". enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov.
  5. Request for Special Temporary Authority; retrieved August 29, 2023.
  6. Letter to the FCC concerning WABV’s silent status; retrieved July 3, 2023.
  7. "FCC Report 6/25: Interference Complaint Leads To Penalty Proposed Against Accusing Station - RadioInsight". June 25, 2023.
  8. Request for special temporary authority to remain silent, dated June 22, 2023; retrieved July 3, 2023.
  9. Resumption of operations ; retrieved May 27, 2024.
  10. Radio Insight “Station sales, week of July 12, 2024”. Retrieved July 14, 2024.