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WCAB
Frequency590 kHz
BrandingPure Country 100.9/590
Programming
FormatClassic country
Affiliations
  • Premiere Networks
  • Salem Radio Network
  • Atlanta Braves Radio Network
    • Ownership
    Owner
    • Todd Fowler
  • (Skyline Media of Rutherfordton, LLC)
    • History

    First air date

    		October 19, 1966

    Call sign meaning

    		Country At Its Best
    Technical information[1]

    Licensing authority

    		FCC
    Facility ID29261
    ClassD
    Power
  • 228 watts (night)

    • Transmitter coordinates

    		35°23′35″N 81°55′23″W / 35.39306°N 81.92306°W / 35.39306; -81.92306
    Translator(s)100.9 W265DW (Rutherfordton)
    Links

    Public license information

  • LMS
    • Websitepurecountry101.com

    WCAB (590 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country format, licensed to Rutherfordton, North Carolina, United States. The station is currently owned by Todd Fowler, through licensee Skyline Media of Rutherfordton, LLC. WCAB operates at 1,000 watts day and 228 watts night, both non-directional.

    The station is an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves radio network, the largest radio affiliate network in Major League Baseball.[2] The station also carries The Rush Limbaugh Show.

    During the 1970s and ’80s, it played top forty hits. Ron Wood, Bob St. Thomas, Jiving Jock Tadlock, and The Flying Dutchman were some of the famous and leading DJs during that era.

    On January 1, 2024, WCAB changed its format from oldies to classic country, branded as "Pure Country 100.9/590".[3]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCAB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  • ^ "Affiliate Radio Stations". The Official Site of the Atlanta Braves.
  • ^ WCAB to Flip to Classic Country Radioinsight - December 29, 2023
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