WWIC

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WWIC
WWIC Logo.jpg
Frequency 1050 AM (kHz)
BrandingAnytime, Anywhere. We go, where you go. 1050 WWIC
Programming
Format Classic Country
Affiliations ABC Radio
Ownership
OwnerScottsboro Broadcasting Co.
History
First air date
June 13, 1950 [1]
Former call signs
WCRI (1950–1982) [2]
Technical information [3]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 59421
Class D
Power 1,000 watts (day)
100 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
 34°40′23″N86°03′11″W / 34.67306°N 86.05306°W / 34.67306; -86.05306
Translator(s) 104.5 MHz  W283CM (Henagar)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live!
Website wwicradio.com

WWIC (1050 AM, "Real Country 1050") is a radio station licensed to serve Scottsboro, Alabama. The station, established in 1950, is owned by Scottsboro Broadcasting Co.

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Formatting

WWIC airs a classic country music format featuring the "Real Country" satellite-delivered format from ABC Radio. [4]

As of 2021, WWIC carries the following:

The station streams via the internet and also has an app devoted to local weather coverage.

History

The station was founded in 1950 as a 250-watt station broadcasting on 1050 kHz as WCRI, under the ownership of Pat M. Courington. [6] The station was assigned the WWIC call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on February 4, 1982. [2] When the call sign was changed, it stood for the phrase "We Worship In Christ", to promote the gospel format that aired at the time.

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References

  1. ↑ "About WWIC Radio". WWICRadio.com.
  2. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  3. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WWIC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  5. ↑ "Titans Radio in Alabama". Titans Radio. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Directory of the AM and FM stations of the United States". 1951 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1951. p. 72.


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