WBSA

WBSA (1300 AM, "Total Christian Radio") is a radio station licensed to serve Boaz, Alabama. The station is owned by Watkins Broadcasting, Inc. It airs a Christian radio format featuring Southern Gospel music.[2] WBSA is the only radio station licensed to Boaz, Alabama, by the Federal Communications Commission. WBSA plays southern gospel and bluegrass gospel music. They also have on-air devotions.

WBSA
CityBoaz, Alabama
Broadcast areaBoaz, Alabama
Slogan"Gospel 93.5 FM"
Frequency1300 AM kHz
First air dateOctober 1, 1959 (as WAVC)[1]
FormatChristian/Southern Gospel
Power1,000 watts (day)
37 watts (night)
ClassD
Facility ID71098
Transmitter coordinates34°12′50″N 86°09′10″W
Call sign meaningB oaS (S substitutes for Z) Alabama
Former call signsWAVC (1959-1961)
OwnerWatkins Broadcasting, Inc.
Webcastmms://wbsaam1300.dyndns.org:8080
Websitewbsaam.com
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseERP
(W)		ClassFCC info
W257AZ93.5[[{{{city1}}}]]250DFCC

On air personalities include Dale Johnson, Chris Watkins, James Cornelius, and Beecher Hyde. WBSA carries the weekly football games of the Boaz High School Pirates.

History

This station began regular broadcasting on October 1, 1959, as WAVC.[1] Owned by Ken Sparks and Albert Vearl Cicero (for whom the station was named), WAVC played a mix of popular music, rock'n'roll, and easy listening.[1] In 1961, WAVC was bought by L.D. Bentley and Glenn Cornelius (as Radio Sand Mountain, Inc.) and the callsign was changed to the current WBSA.[3] Cornelius operated WBSA until 1982 when it was purchased by Bill Huber and Lawrence Kennamer (as Sand Mountain Advertising, Inc.).[4] The new owners changed the format to Southern Gospel music. In October 1994, the station was purchased by Reverend Roger Watkins, a Baptist minister and evangelist, as Watkins Broadcasting, Inc.[5]

WBSA celebrated 50 years of broadcasting in 2009.

The station acquired an FM translator during the first AM Revitalization window in 2016; that station went on the air in late May 2016 on 93.5 MHz. (Taken from Alabama Broadcast Media Page)

References
  1. "Station History". WBSA 1300AM. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. "Application Search Details (BAL-19820421HC)". FCC Media Bureau. 1982-06-08.
  5. "Application Search Details (BAL-19940701EI)". FCC Media Bureau. 1994-10-20.
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