WABN

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WABN
Broadcast area
Frequency1230 kHz
BrandingTruth 104.1 FM & 1230 AM
Programming
FormatTalk[1]
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Appalachian Educational Communication Corporation[2]
  • (Information Communications Corporation)
WETB, WHGG, WPWT
History
First air date
December 10, 1956 (as WBBI)[3]
Former call signs
WBBI (1956–1992)[4][5]
Call sign meaning
Abingdon
Technical information[6]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID36981
ClassC
Power1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
36°44′3.0″N 81°58′18.0″W / 36.734167°N 81.971667°W / 36.734167; -81.971667
Translator(s)103.3 W277BT (Abingdon)
104.1 W281CF (Abingdon)[7][8]
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitetruth1041.com

WABN (1230 AM) is a talk-formatted non-commercial radio station licensed to Abingdon, Virginia. The station's signal serves the towns of Abingdon, Lebanon, both in Virginia, and the twin cities of Bristol in Virginia and in Tennessee. WABN is owned and operated by Appalachian Educational Communication Corporation.

WABN was launched on December 10, 1956, and has served the town of Abingdon for almost 60 years. Beginning as WBBI, the station has carried various formats including country music and religious. Over the years, the station aired programming from the Mutual Broadcasting System and later the NBC Radio Network.

WABN has been sold several times, including once to Bristol Broadcasting Company, which owns stations in Bristol. The station's current owner, Bristol, Tennessee-based Appalachian Educational Communication Corporation, purchased WABN on May 5, 2004. Since 2011, WABN has been simulcasting on an FM translator station to increase its broadcast area.

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