WELB
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 1350 kHz |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Rhett S. Snellgrove |
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Call sign meaning | Elba |
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| Class | D |
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WELB (1350 AM) was a radio station licensed to serve the community of Elba, Alabama, United States. The station operated from 1958 to 2022 and was last owned by Rhett S. Snellgrove, airing a Southern Gospel music format.[1]
WELB began broadcasting on November 16, 1958. It was owned by Howard Parrish Jr., associated with station WOZK in Ozark, and began as a 1,000-watt, daytime-only outlet.[2] Less than a year later, it was sold to Jim Dowdy and Jim Wilson.[3][4] Ivy Jackson King Jr. and Frances King, of Opp, acquired WELB in 1964.[5][4]Template:R/superscript
William "Doug" Holderfield purchased WELB in 1969;[4]Template:R/superscript he ran the station through 2008, until selling to Rhett Snellgrove for $60,000.[6] Derek Snellgrove had worked at the station since the age of 15. Holderfield, in addition to WELB, started WZTZ (later WVVL) in 1986; he was the longtime voice of Elba High School football.[7] At the time of the sale, the station had a format of country and gospel music.[6]Template:R/superscript The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on February 9, 2024,[8] as WELB had been silent since at least April 15, 2022.[9]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Radio Station Starts Daily Programs Here". The Elba Clipper. Elba, Alabama. November 20, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved March 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Station WELB Radio Sale Is Confirmed". The Elba Clipper. Elba, Alabama. October 8, 1959. p. 1. Retrieved March 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WELB history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WELB Radio Sold To Opp's Jack King". The Elba Clipper. Elba, Alabama. March 26, 1964. p. 1. Retrieved March 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Deals - 5/26/2008". Broadcasting & Cable. May 26, 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wise, Jeremy (May 31, 2017). "Voice of the Elba Tigers: Longtime radio station owner dies". The Enterprise Ledger. Enterprise, Alabama. pp. 1A, 5A. Retrieved March 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. February 9, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Shuldiner, Albert (February 9, 2024). "In re: WELB(AM), Elba, AL … Notification of License Cancellation" (PDF). Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
External links
- Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility
- WELB in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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