WQAB

Last updated
WQAB
Broadcast area Philippi, West Virginia
Grafton, West Virginia
Frequency 91.3 MHz
Programming
Format Defunct (formerly public radio)
Ownership
Owner West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Authority
History
First air date
1975 (1975)
Last air date
June 4, 2019 (2019-06-04)
Call sign meaning
Alderson-Broaddus
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Class B1
ERP 7,200 watts
HAAT 55 meters (180 ft)
Links
Public license information

WQAB was a Public Radio-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Philippi, West Virginia, serving the Philippi/Grafton area.

WQAB signed on in 1975 as the student radio station of Alderson-Broaddus College; in its last incarnation it had an adult contemporary format. West Virginia Public Broadcasting purchased WQAB from the college for $30,000 in February 2017 and converted it to a repeater of its statewide network. [1]

WQAB's license was surrendered to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and cancelled on June 4, 2019.

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References

  1. "Station Sales Week Of 2/24". RadioInsight. 24 February 2017.

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