WOBX-FM

WOBX-FM
City of license Manteo, North Carolina
Broadcast area Elizabeth City-Nags Head
Branding 98.1 The Score
Slogan Your #1 Source For Sports
Frequency 98.1 MHz
First air date 1998
Format Sports
ERP 50,000 watts horiz
50,300 watts vert
HAAT 137.2 meters
Class C2
Facility ID 73365
Transmitter coordinates 35°51′54″N 75°39′00″W / 35.86500°N 75.65000°W / 35.86500; -75.65000
Callsign meaning Outer Banks
Former callsigns WBGI (1998-2000)
Affiliations Westwood One Sports Network
Fox Sports Radio
CBS Sports Radio
Owner East Carolina Radio
Sister stations WOBR-FM, WOBX (AM)
Webcast Listen Live
Website 981thescore.com

WOBX-FM (98.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Manteo, North Carolina, USA, it serves the Elizabeth City-Nags Head area. The station is currently owned by East Carolina Radio.

Name Change

On June 21, 2009. WOBX-FM Dropped The 98X Name and became 98 OBX. but kept the Active Rock format.

Nick Radio

On August 30, 2010 WOBX-FM changed their format to classic hits, branded as "Nick Radio".

Newstalk 98.1

On September 13, 2010 WOBX-FM changed their format to news/talk, branded as "Newstalk 98.1".

98.1 The Score

On March 27, 2015, WOBX flipped to sports talk as "98.1 The Score", adding Washington Nationals baseball and the Westwood One radio networks' sporting event broadcasts. WOBX-FM also airs sports talk shows from the Fox Sports Radio and CBS Sports Radio networks.[1]

Previous logo

(WOBX-FM's previous logo under its previous active rock format)

References

  1. WOBX/Outer Banks Flips To Sports As '98.1 The Score'. allaccess.com (March 30, 2015). Retrieved March 31, 2015.

External links

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