WHAB
WHAB (89.1 FM) is a high school radio station licensed to serve Acton, Massachusetts. The station is owned by Acton-Boxborough Regional High School and licensed to the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District. It airs a high school radio format. WHAB is one of more than a dozen FCC-licensed high school radio stations in the state of Massachusetts. The station was assigned the WHAB call letters by the Federal Communications Commission. After technical issues that left the station silent for a time in the early 1990s, WHAB returned to full-time broadcasting in 1995. In addition to its FM signal, WHAB's programming is carried on Acton Community Television and in a studio room near the high school's cafeteria.
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| Frequency | 89.1 MHz |
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| Programming | |
| Format | High school radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | |
| History | |
First air date | August 1, 1979[1] |
Call sign meaning | High school, Acton-Boxborough |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 426 |
| Class | D |
| ERP | 8 watts |
| HAAT | 8 meters (26 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°28′48.3″N 71°27′26.2″W / 42.480083°N 71.457278°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | sites.google.com/abschools.org/whab-ab-radio/home |
WHAB (89.1 FM) is a high school radio station licensed to serve Acton, Massachusetts. The station is owned by Acton-Boxborough Regional High School and licensed to the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District. It airs a high school radio format.[3] WHAB is one of more than a dozen FCC-licensed high school radio stations in the state of Massachusetts.[4]
The station was assigned the WHAB call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.[5]
After technical issues that left the station silent for a time in the early 1990s, WHAB returned to full-time broadcasting in 1995.[6] In addition to its FM signal, WHAB's programming is carried on Acton Community Television and in a studio room near the high school's cafeteria.
References
[edit]- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-207. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHAB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (April 30, 1996). "A Big Move?". New England Radio Watch.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (December 31, 1995). "1995 Year In Review". New England Radio Watch.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 426 (WHAB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WHAB in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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