WOBL (1320 AM) is a commercial country radio station licensed to Oberlin, Ohio, serving Lorain County and western parts of Greater Cleveland. WOBL also simulcasts over low-power Oberlin translator W299CJ (107.7 FM). The WOBL studios are located in Oberlin, as are the transmitters for both WOBL and W299CJ. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WOBL is available online.
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| Broadcast area |
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| Frequency | 1320 kHz |
| Branding | Lorain County Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio ONN Radio |
| Ownership | |
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| WDLW | |
| History | |
First air date | December 24, 1971 |
Former frequencies | 1570 kHz (1971–1976) |
Call sign meaning | "Oberlin" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73364 |
| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 41°16′5.00″N 82°12′40.00″W / 41.2680556°N 82.2111111°W |
| Translator(s) | 107.7 W299CJ (Oberlin) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | woblradio |
History
editWOBL began on December 24, 1971 at 1570 kHz as a daytime-only station with 250 watts of power.[2] The station soon moved to a full-time signal at 1320 kHz by September 1976, where it has remained to this day. Its country music format has been the longest running such format of any station in the region, even with a segue into "classic country" in early 2003.
WOBL has been a family operation throughout its entire history, founded by Harry Wilber, and run by Doug and Lorie Wilber until March 2021.
WOBL Radio and its sister station is WDLW 1380 AM/98.9 FM in Lorain, which was acquired in late 2002 are now owned by Gary and Renee' Tollett. The Tollett's purchased both stations as of October 1, 2021, to continue the family tradition of family owned radio stations. Both stations respective studios are at the WOBL transmitter site in Oberlin, Ohio.
FM translator
edit| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| W299CJ | 107.7 FM | Oberlin, Ohio | 144088 | 250 | 43.27 m (142 ft) | D | 41°16′4.70″N 82°12′38.20″W / 41.2679722°N 82.2106111°W | LMS |
Current programming
editLocal personalities include Dave Rivera (weekday mornings), Max (weekday middays), “Big John” (weekday afternoons) and Michelle Lee (sunday afternoons). WOBL is a local affiliate for Fox News Radio[3] and ONN Radio.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WOBL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB-IDX/70s-OCR-YB/1972-YB/1972-BC-YB-for-OCR-Page-0360.pdf [dead link]
- ^ "Demos Home | FOX News Radio Affiliate Website".
- ^ "Nothing found for Content Sections Affiliates Index". Onn Radio.
External links
edit- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 73364 (WOBL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WOBL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for WOBL
- FM translator
- Facility details for Facility ID 144088 (W299CJ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W299CJ at FCCdata.org