WAOV

Last updated
WAOV
Frequency 1450 kHz
BrandingKnox County Today Newstalk
Programming
Format News Talk Information
Affiliations AP Radio, ESPN Radio, Premiere Radio Networks
Ownership
OwnerOld Northwest Broadcasting, Inc.
WWBL
History
Former frequencies
1420 kHz (1940–1941) [1]
Technical information
Facility ID 50238
Class C
Power 1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
38°42′26.00″N87°29′42.00″W / 38.7072222°N 87.4950000°W / 38.7072222; -87.4950000
Translator(s) 93.9 W220BQ (Bruceville)
97.3 W247CZ (Washington)
97.7 W249DC (Vincennes)
Links
Website waovam.com

WAOV (1450 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Vincennes, Indiana, United States, the station is currently owned by Old Northwest Broadcasting, Inc. and features programming from AP Radio, ESPN Radio and Premiere Radio Networks. [2]

Contents

The call letters WAOV come from the popular 1900 novel Alice of Old Vincennes by Maurice Thompson and was adopted when the station originated in 1940. [3]

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Notable former on-air staff

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References

  1. FCC History Cards for WAOV
  2. "WAOV Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. Vincennes, Indiana: 1930-1960, p. 74 (2006)
  4. "David Clay Goodnow". Indiana Broadcast Pioneers. Retrieved July 12, 2021.