WHAB

WHAB (89.1 FM) is a high school radio station licensed to serve Acton, Massachusetts. The station is owned by Acton-Boxborough Regional High School and licensed to the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District. It airs a high school radio format.[2] WHAB is one of more than a dozen FCC-licensed high school radio stations in the state of Massachusetts.[3]

WHAB
CityActon, Massachusetts
Frequency89.1 MHz
First air dateAugust 1, 1979[1]
FormatHigh school radio
ERP8 watts
HAAT8 meters (26 ft)
ClassD
Facility ID426
Transmitter coordinates42°28′48″N 71°27′28″W
Call sign meaningHigh School
Acton-Boxborough
OwnerActon-Boxborough Regional High School
(Acton-Boxborough Regional School District)
WebsiteWHAB Online (Official)
WHAB Online (Alt.)

The station was assigned the WHAB call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.[4]

After technical issues that left the station silent for a time in the early 1990s, WHAB returned to full-time broadcasting in 1995.[5] In addition to its FM signal, WHAB's programming is carried on Acton Community Television and in the high school's cafeteria.

References
  1. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-207. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. Fybush, Scott (1996-04-30). "A Big Move?". New England Radio Watch.
  4. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  5. Fybush, Scott (1995-12-31). "1995 Year In Review". New England Radio Watch.


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