WOL (AM)
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| WOL | |
| Broadcast area | Washington, DC |
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| Branding | Newstalk 1450 WOL AM |
| Slogan | Where Information Is Power |
| Frequency | 1450 kHz (Also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | November 11, 1928 |
| Format | Urban Talk |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 54713 |
| Affiliations | Syndicated One |
| Owner | Radio One |
| Sister stations | WKYS, WMMJ, WYCB |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.wolam.com |
WOL is an Urban Talk radio station in Washington, DC. Broadcasting on 1450 AM, this is the flagship radio station of Radio One.
The station was Washington's top rated rhythm and blues music station through the 1960s and 1970s. Originally simulcast for extensive coverage on its FM sister station, they later changed the FM sister station WMOD to an oldies format.( WMOD-FM later became now Heritage Country station WMZQ). During the 1980s, as the station got new FM competition from WKYS and later WPGC, the station slowly evolved into an African-American based talk station.
For many years the pair was owned by Sonderling Broadcasting, who later sold its assets to Viacom Broadcasting. ( After Viacom took over, WMOD-FM became country station WMZQ-FM )
In the 1980s, Dewey Hughes purchased the station as the flagship for his new company, Radio One Broadcasting. [1]
During the 1960s and 1970s, WOL was home to Petey Greene, a former convict turned popular talk show host, comedian, and activist, who began his professional broadcasting career at WOL. His story was portrayed in the 2007 film Talk To Me.
[edit] References
- ^ The Reeler (July 9, 2007): "Talking the Talk - Is the biopic over? Talk to Me's Don Cheadle on life, liberties and pursuing a hero", by S.T. VanAirsdale
[edit] External links
- WOL Website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WOL
- Radio Locator Information on WOL
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WOL
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