WEOA
| City | Evansville, Indiana |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Evansville, Indiana |
| Branding | Magic 98.5 |
| Frequency | 1400 KHz |
| Translator(s) | 98.5 W253BF (Evansville) |
| First air date | 1936 |
| Format | Urban Adult Contemporary |
| ERP | 1,000 watts |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 61042 |
| Callsign meaning | We're Evansville On the Air (call sign was explained this way when originally used in the 1940s) |
| Former callsigns |
WEOA (1936-1960s) WROZ (1960s-1986) WIKY (1986-1992) WJPS (1992-1997) |
| Owner | BLS Entertainment Inc. |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 1400amweoa.com |
WEOA 1400 is an AM frequency licensed to and serving the Evansville, Indiana market. The transmitter is located near the interchange of I-164 and Weinbach Avenue in Evansville.
History
1400 AM originally was WEOA (Evansville On the Air) then changed to WROZ, a Country-formatted station in the 1960s and 1970s. After WROZ left, 1400 became a simulcast of then WJPS-FM (now WLFW 93.5).
In 1997, a group of African American investors approached South Central about leasing the frequency for an Urban Contemporary format. South Central agreed. For 10 years WEOA would be the only Urban station in the Evansville until August 2007 when CHR/Pop WDKS shifted to Urban.
Current programming
WEOA runs the ABC Radio's syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show and the ABC Touch Urban AC feed, although they do locally program some hours of Hip hop, notably on Friday and Saturday Nights.
See also
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WEOA
- Radio-Locator Information on WEOA
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WEOA
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W253BF
- Radio-Locator information on W253BF
Coordinates: 37°56′17″N 87°31′51″W / 37.93806°N 87.53083°W