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| Broadcast area | Mobile, Alabama Pensacola, Florida Biloxi, Mississippi |
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| Frequency | 97.5 MHz |
| Branding | 97-5 WABD |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WBLX-FM, WDLT-FM, WGOK, WXQW | |
| History | |
First air date | February 5, 1973 (as WABB-FM) |
Former call signs | WABB-FM (1973–2012) WLVM (2012)[1] |
Call sign meaning | Tribute to WABB-FM; B D also can refer to WABB-FM's former owner Bernie Dittman |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 70657 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 473 meters (1,552 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°41′20″N 87°49′49″W / 30.68889°N 87.83028°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | 975wabd.com |
WABD (97.5 FM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Mobile, Alabama. The station, established in 1973 as WABB-FM, is owned and operated by Cumulus Media. Its studios are on Dauphin Street in Midtown Mobile, and its transmitter is near Spanish Fort, Alabama.
This station began broadcasting a contemporary hit radio music branded as "97-5 WABD" on July 15, 2012. The shift from the previous "K-LOVE" branded Christian radio format was a result of a multi-station deal that saw the programming formerly on WLVM move to WDLT-FM (98.3 FM), urban adult contemporary programming on WDLT-FM move to WABD (now WLVM, 104.1 FM), the contemporary hit radio format on WABD move to WLVM (now WABD, 97.5 FM).[3] On July 16, 2012, this station's legal call sign was changed by the FCC from WLVM to WABD.[1]
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