WOBX (AM)

WOBX

Wanchese, North Carolina
Broadcast area	Elizabeth City-Nags Head
Frequency	1530 kHz
Branding	AM 1530 FM 103.3 The Score
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	Fox Sports Radio Washington Nationals Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	East Carolina Radio
Sister stations	WOBR-FM, WOBX-FM, WRSF
History
First air date	1970 (as WOBR)
Former call signs	WOBR (1970-2000)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73367
Class	D
Power	250 watts day
Transmitter coordinates	35°51′52″N 75°39′1″W
Translator(s)	103.3 W277DO (Wanchese)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	am1530wobx.com

WOBX (1530 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Wanchese, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Elizabeth City-Nags Head area. The station is currently owned by East Carolina Radio, Inc.

This station originally signed on in 1970 as WOBR, and was the first radio station to sign on in the Outer Banks. Throughout the 1970s & early 1980s, the station had an adult contemporary format. By the mid-eighties it had gone to a country format. In the late 1980s, the station went to a religious format. On April 11, 2000, the calls were changed to WOBX.

The station began broadcasting at 11:45 a.m. on May 29, 1970, at its studio/transmitter site near Wanchese, N.C., with a power of 250 watts, licensed for daytime-only operation. The first manager was G. Chambers Williams, III.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 73367 (WOBX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WOBX in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 200932 (W277DO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W277DO at FCCdata.org

1. "Facility Technical Data for WOBX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.