WZOB (1250 AM, "Number One Country 1250") is a radio station licensed to serve Fort Payne, Alabama. The station is owned by Central Broadcasting Company, Inc. It airs a country music format.[2]
Originally owned by Glenn M. Gravitt, the station opened July 2, 1950.[3] The call letters, WZOB, came from Zella Octavia Buttram, the daughter of Johnny Buttram (an advisor to Gravitt and brother of Pat Buttram, the well-known radio and TV comedian), and were requested from and assigned by the Federal Communications Commission.[4]
The Louvin Brothers album Songs That Tell A Story is drawn from songs recorded live on a morning WZOB show in the 1950s.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WZOB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ Butler, Harry D.; Alabama's First Radio Stations 1920-1960: A History of Radio Broadcasting in Alabama; Alabama Broadcasters Association, 2006
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 9797 (WZOB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WZOB in Nielsen Audio's AM station database