WRAB
| City | Arab, Alabama |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | North Alabama |
| Slogan | "Brindlee Mountain's Country" |
| Frequency | 1380 kHz |
| First air date | 1961 |
| Format | Country |
| Power |
1000 watts (day) 49 watts (night) |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 2552 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 34°20′06″N 86°28′07″W / 34.33500°N 86.46861°W |
| Callsign meaning | ARAB |
| Owner | Reed Broadcasting, LLC |
| Website | http://www.wrab.net/ |
WRAB (1380 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Arab, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by the Reed Family, which also owns The Arab Tribune, and licensed to Reed Broadcasting, LLC. WRAB is an affiliate of the ABC Radio Network. The most popular show on WRAB is "The Helping Hand Show", heard Monday through Saturday from 8:30-9:30am, hosted by Archie Anderson. It airs a Country music format.[1] Southern Gospel music is also played on WRAB. It is almost as popular as the Helping Hand.
Some memorable names that have been on the air at WRAB: Archie Anderson, Bobby King, Tim Maze, Cousin Jake, Chris Hanson, Big Jim Nelson, Steve Lemons, Kerry Franklin, Ken Henderson.
WRAB's studios are located on Brindlee Mountain Parkway at the office of The Arab Tribune. The station's transmitter is located on State Route 69.
The station was assigned the WRAB call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.[2]
References
- ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
- ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
External links
- WRAB official website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WRAB
- Radio-Locator Information on WRAB
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WRAB