WOHS

Last updated
WOHS
Frequency 1390 kHz
BrandingThe Boss 1390
Programming
Format Oldies / Beach Music
Affiliations Carolina Hurricanes
Charlotte Hornets
Ownership
OwnerKTC Broadcasting, Inc.
History
First air date
1958 (as WADA)
Former call signs
WADA (1958-1984)
WCCS (1984-1985)
WADA (1985-2010)
Technical information
Facility ID 70669
Class D
Power 700 watts day
16 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
35°19′28.00″N81°32′0.00″W / 35.3244444°N 81.5333333°W / 35.3244444; -81.5333333
Translator(s) 101.5 W268CU (Shelby)
Links
Website wohs1390am.com

WOHS (1390 AM) is a commercial radio station in Shelby, North Carolina. [1] It is owned by KTC Broadcasting and broadcasts an oldies radio format, featuring beach music.

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By day, WOHS transmits with 700 watts, ut to avoid interference with other stations on 1390 AM, it reduces power at night to 16 watts. Programming is simulcast on 250-watt FM translator station W268CU on 101.5 MHz.

History

Billy James of the syndicated morning radio show John Boy and Billy based in Charlotte, started his career at WADA, the previous call sign of WOHS. [2]

The station was originally licensed in 1958 as WADA. Debbie A. Clary became president and general manager of WADA in 1986 and later made the decision to change from country music to talk radio. [3] WADA was one of the first radio stations in the Charlotte area to carry Rush Limbaugh, airing the show even before 1110 WBT. [4] Clary became a state legislator in 1995 [3] and sold the radio station in 1999. [5] Edwin Johnson sold the station to HRN Broadcasting in 2006. [6]

In 2004, Tim Biggerstaff, a DJ for more than 20 years, was still hosting his show on WCSL and WLON despite diabetes-related health problems. [7] Later he moved to Lincolnton-based Hometown Radio's Shelby operation. On WADA he played classic country music, and he hosted a "Swap Shop" show on WGNC and WOHS. By this time he had experienced a kidney transplant and two pancreas transplants. On Memorial Day 2007, while on the air, Biggerstaff had a seizure and asked for help on the air, and a listener called 911. He ended up being interviewed by BBC London, Today and People Magazine . [8]

On January 5, 2009, WADA returned to the former WOHS studios in Shelby after having been located in Lincolnton. Calvin Hastings, president of KTC Broadcasting and the station's morning host, said, "All we want to be is a hometown radio station." Hastings said the station would air local and professional sports and that Andy Foster and David Allen would return. KTC was leasing the station but planned to buy it, which led to the move. [9] On December 21, 2011 Inside Radio reported that KTC Broadcasting had filed to purchase WOHS from HRN Broadcasting for $225,000. [10]

In 2010, WADA changed its call letters to WOHS. On August 8, 2016 WOHS changed its format from classic country to oldies, branded as "The Boss."

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  8. Joe DePriest, "DJ's Listeners Friends in Need and in Deed," The Charlotte Observer , June 7, 2007.
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  10. Archived 2015-04-18 at the Wayback Machine