WBSA
Encyclopedia
WBSA is a radio station
licensed to serve Boaz, Alabama
. The station is owned by Watkins Broadcasting, Inc. It airs a Christian radio
format featuring Southern Gospel
music. WBSA is the only radio station licensed to Boaz, Alabama, by the Federal Communications Commission
.
WBSA plays southern gospel and bluegrass gospel music. They also have on-air devotions.
On air personalities include Dale Johnson, Chris Watkins, James Cornelius, and Regina Leeth. WBSA carries the weekly football games of the Boaz High School Pirates.
WBSA celebrated 50 years of broadcasting in 2009.
Radio station
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licensed to serve Boaz, Alabama
Boaz, Alabama
Boaz is a city in Etowah and Marshall Counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is part of the 'Gadsden, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area'. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 9,551. Boaz is known mainly for its outlet shops....
. The station is owned by Watkins Broadcasting, Inc. It airs a Christian radio
Christian radio
Christian radio is a category of radio formats that focus on transmitting programming with a Christian message. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk or news programming covering...
format featuring Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
music. WBSA is the only radio station licensed to Boaz, Alabama, by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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WBSA plays southern gospel and bluegrass gospel music. They also have on-air devotions.
On air personalities include Dale Johnson, Chris Watkins, James Cornelius, and Regina Leeth. WBSA carries the weekly football games of the Boaz High School Pirates.
History
This station began regular broadcasting on October 1, 1959, as WAVC. Owned by Ken Sparks and Albert Vearl Cicero (for whom the station was named), WAVC played a mix of popular music, rock'n'roll, and easy listening. In 1961, WAVC was bought by L.D. Bentley and Glenn Cornelius (as Radio Sand Mountain, Inc.) and the callsign was changed to the current WBSA. Cornelius operated WBSA until 1982 when it was purchased by Bill Huber and Lawrence Kennamer (as Sand Mountain Advertising, Inc.). The new owners changed the format to Southern Gospel music. In October 1994, the station was purchased by Reverend Roger Watkins, a Baptist minister and evangelist, as Watkins Broadcasting, Inc.WBSA celebrated 50 years of broadcasting in 2009.