WELB

Last updated
WELB
Frequency 1350 AM (kHz)
Programming
Format Defunct (was southern Gospel)
Ownership
OwnerRhett S. Snellgrove
History
First air date
1959 (1959)
Last air date
April 15, 2022 (2022-04-15)
Call sign meaning
Elba
Technical information
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

WELB (1350 AM) was a radio station licensed to serve the community of Elba, Alabama. The station was owned by Rhett S. Snellgrove. It aired a Southern Gospel music format. [1]

The station was assigned the WELB call sign by the Federal Communications Commission. [2]

History

WELB's first license was issued on January 8, 1959. [3] In May 2008, the Elba Radio Company (Doug Holderfield, president) reached an agreement to sell WELB to Rhett S. Snellgrove for a reported sale price of $60,000. [4] The deal was approved by the FCC on June 13, 2008, and the transaction was consummated on July 1, 2008. [5] At the time of the sale, WELB was broadcasting a mixed format of classic country and southern gospel music. After the new owner took over, it changed to a full-time southern gospel format.

The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on February 9, 2024, [6] as WELB had been silent since at least April 15, 2022. [7]

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References

  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  2. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  3. "WELB history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  4. "Deals - 5/26/2008". Broadcasting & Cable. 2008-05-26.
  5. "Application Search Details (BAL-20080429ABZ)". FCC Media Bureau. 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  6. "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. February 9, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  7. 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.