WWIC

WWIC

WWIC

Radio station in Scottsboro, Alabama

WWIC (1050 AM, "Real Country 1050") is a radio station licensed to serve Scottsboro, Alabama. The station, established in 1950, is owned by Scottsboro Broadcasting Co.

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Formatting

WWIC airs a classic country music format featuring the "Real Country" satellite-delivered format from ABC Radio.[3]

As of 2021, WWIC carries the following:

The station streams via the internet and also has an app devoted to local weather coverage.

History

The station was founded in 1950 as a 250-watt station broadcasting on 1050 kHz as WCRI, under the ownership of Pat M. Courington.[5] The station was assigned the WWIC call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on February 4, 1982.[2] When the call sign was changed, it stood for the phrase "We Worship In Christ", to promote the gospel format that aired at the time.

References

  1. [1]
    "About WWIC Radio". WWICRadio.com.
  2. [2]
    "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  3. [3]
    "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. [4]
    "Titans Radio in Alabama". Titans Radio. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
  5. [5]
    "Directory of the AM and FM stations of the United States". 1951 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1951. p. 72.


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