WELB

Last updated
WELB
Frequency 1350 kHz
Programming
Format Southern Gospel
Ownership
OwnerRhett S. Snellgrove
History
First air date
November 16, 1958 (1958-11-16)
Last air date
April 15, 2022 (2022-04-15)
Call sign meaning
Elba
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 19142
Class D
Power
  • 1,000 watts (day)
  • 44 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
 31°27′10″N86°04′00″W / 31.45278°N 86.06667°W / 31.45278; -86.06667
Links
Public license information

WELB (1350 AM) was a radio station licensed to serve the community of Elba, Alabama, United States. The station operated from 1958 to 2022 and was last owned by Rhett S. Snellgrove, airing a Southern Gospel music format. [2]

WELB began broadcasting on November 16, 1958. It was owned by Howard Parrish Jr., associated with station WOZK in Ozark, and began as a 1,000-watt, daytime-only outlet. [3] Less than a year later, it was sold to Jim Dowdy and Jim Wilson. [4] [5] Ivy Jackson King Jr. and Frances King, of Opp, acquired WELB in 1964. [6] [5]

William "Doug" Holderfield purchased WELB in 1969; [5] he ran the station through 2008, until selling to Rhett Snellgrove for $60,000. [7] Derek Snellgrove had worked at the station since the age of 15. Holderfield, in addition to WELB, started WZTZ (later WVVL) in 1986; he was the longtime voice of Elba High School football. [8] At the time of the sale, the station had a format of country and gospel music. [7] The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on February 9, 2024, [9] as WELB had been silent since at least April 15, 2022. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WELB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ↑ "Radio Station Starts Daily Programs Here". The Elba Clipper. Elba, Alabama. November 20, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved March 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Station WELB Radio Sale Is Confirmed". The Elba Clipper. Elba, Alabama. October 8, 1959. p. 1. Retrieved March 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 3 "WELB history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  6. ↑ "WELB Radio Sold To Opp's Jack King". The Elba Clipper. Elba, Alabama. March 26, 1964. p. 1. Retrieved March 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. 1 2 "Deals - 5/26/2008". Broadcasting & Cable. 2008-05-26.
  8. ↑ Wise, Jeremy (May 31, 2017). "Voice of the Elba Tigers: Longtime radio station owner dies". The Enterprise Ledger. Enterprise, Alabama. pp. 1A, 5A . Retrieved March 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. February 9, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  10. ↑ Shuldiner, Albert (February 9, 2024). "In re: WELB(AM), Elba, AL … Notification of License Cancellation" (PDF). Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved February 9, 2024.
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