| Broadcast area | Memphis metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1430 kHz |
| Branding | Radio Pig |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult album alternative |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Flinn Broadcasting Corporation |
| History | |
First air date | October 29, 1955[1] |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | derived from "wow" |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 21728 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 2,500 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°12′50″N 89°47′46″W / 35.21389°N 89.79611°W |
| Translator(s) | 97.7 W249BN (Memphis) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | radiopig |
WOWW (1430 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Germantown, Tennessee, and serving the Memphis metropolitan area. WOWW carries an adult album alternative radio format and calls itself "Radio Pig". It is owned and operated by Flinn Broadcasting Corporation.[3] The station's studios and offices are in Southaven, Mississippi.
WOWW is powered at 2,500 watts. At night, to protect other stations on 1430 AM, WOWW uses a directional antenna with a six-tower array. The transmitter is off Orgill Road in Bartlett, Tennessee.[4] Programming is also heard on an FM translator: 220 watt W249BN at 97.7 MHz in Memphis.[5]