WZOB

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WZOB
City of license Fort Payne, Alabama
Branding Number One Country 1250
Frequency 1250 AM (kHz)
Format Country
Power 5000 Watts (day)
122 Watts (night)
Class D
Facility ID 9797
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Owner Central Broadcasting Company, Inc.

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.[1]

Originally owned by Glenn M. Gravitt, the station opened July 2, 1950.[2] 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.[3]

The Louvin Brothers album Songs That Tell A Story is drawn from songs recorded live on a morning WZOB show in the 1950s.

References

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  2. Butler, Harry D.; Alabama's First Radio Stations 1920-1960: A History of Radio Broadcasting in Alabama; Alabama Broadcasters Association, 2006
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