Broadcast area | Elizabeth City-Nags Head |
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Frequency | 1530 kHz |
Branding | AM 1530 FM 103.3 The Score |
Programming | |
Format | Sports |
Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio Washington Nationals Radio Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | East Carolina Radio |
WOBR-FM, WOBX-FM, WRSF | |
History | |
First air date | 1970 (as WOBR) |
Former call signs | WOBR (1970-2000) |
Technical information [1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 73367 |
Class | D |
Power | 250 watts day |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°51′52″N75°39′1″W / 35.86444°N 75.65028°W |
Translator(s) | 103.3 W277DO (Wanchese) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | am1530wobx.com |
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The station began broadcasting at 11:45 a.m. on May 29, 1970, at its studio/transmitter site near Wanchese, N.C., with a power of 250 watts, licensed for daytime-only operation. The first manager was G. Chambers Williams, III.
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