WHOD
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WHOD is a radio station
licensed
to serve Jackson, Alabama
, USA. The station is owned by Capital Assets, Inc.
WHOD airs a classic hits
music format featuring programming from ABC Radio and Jones Radio Network. In addition to its usual music programming, WHOD and sister station WBMH air the football and baseball games of Jackson High School, Leroy High School, Washington County High School, Jackson Academy and Clarke Preparatory School. WHOD is also an affiliate of the Crimson Tide Sports Network.
In February 1994, Radio Station WHOD Inc. (Bennie E. Hewett, president) reached an agreement to sell this station to Capital Assets, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on March 7, 1994, and the transaction was consummated on April 25, 1994.
The station was assigned the WHOD call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
on December 31, 2004
.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Jackson, Alabama
Jackson, Alabama
Jackson is a city in Clarke County, Alabama, United States. The population was 5,228 at the 2010 census. It is one of three wet settlements in an otherwise-dry county.-Geography:Jackson is located at coordinates . According to the U.S...
, USA. The station is owned by Capital Assets, Inc.
WHOD airs a classic hits
Classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
music format featuring programming from ABC Radio and Jones Radio Network. In addition to its usual music programming, WHOD and sister station WBMH air the football and baseball games of Jackson High School, Leroy High School, Washington County High School, Jackson Academy and Clarke Preparatory School. WHOD is also an affiliate of the Crimson Tide Sports Network.
History
In November 1982, control of Vogel-Ellington Corporation, the station's licensee at the time, was transferred from William R. Vogel to William R. Vogel Jr. The transfer was approved by the FCC on December 17, 1982, and the transaction was consummated on March 2, 1983. In May 1988, Vogel-Ellington Corporation reached an agreement to sell this station to Radio Station WHOD Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on June 14, 1988, and the transaction was consummated on July 1, 1988.In February 1994, Radio Station WHOD Inc. (Bennie E. Hewett, president) reached an agreement to sell this station to Capital Assets, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on March 7, 1994, and the transaction was consummated on April 25, 1994.
The station was assigned the WHOD call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
on December 31, 2004
2004 in radio
The year 2004 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history.-Events:*30 October - In the UK a 163-metre-high radio mast at Peterborough collapses in a fire.-Debuts:...
.