WRAB

WRAB
City Arab, Alabama
Broadcast area North Alabama
Slogan "Brindlee Mountain's Country"
Frequency 1380 kHz
First air date 1961
Format Country
Power 1000 watts (day)
49 watts (night)
Class D
Facility ID 2552
Transmitter coordinates 34°20′06″N 86°28′07″W / 34.33500°N 86.46861°W / 34.33500; -86.46861
Callsign meaning ARAB
Owner Reed Broadcasting, LLC
Website http://www.wrab.net/

WRAB (1380 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Arab, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by the Reed Family, which also owns The Arab Tribune, and licensed to Reed Broadcasting, LLC. WRAB is an affiliate of the ABC Radio Network. The most popular show on WRAB is "The Helping Hand Show", heard Monday through Saturday from 8:30-9:30am, hosted by Archie Anderson. It airs a Country music format.[1] Southern Gospel music is also played on WRAB. It is almost as popular as the Helping Hand.

Some memorable names that have been on the air at WRAB: Archie Anderson, Bobby King, Tim Maze, Cousin Jake, Chris Hanson, Big Jim Nelson, Steve Lemons, Kerry Franklin, Ken Henderson.

WRAB's studios are located on Brindlee Mountain Parkway at the office of The Arab Tribune. The station's transmitter is located on State Route 69.

The station was assigned the WRAB call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  2. ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.

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