WVAB

WVAB
Broadcast areaHampton Roads (limited)
Frequency1550 kHz
Programming
FormatDefunct
Ownership
OwnerBirach Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date
1954; 70 years ago (1954)
Last air date
September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07) (date of license surrender)[1]
Former call signs
WBPA (1954)
WAVA (1954)
WBOF (1954–64)
WKVK (1964–66)[2]
Former frequencies
1600 kHz (1954–60)
Call sign meaning
Virginia Beach
Technical information
Facility ID57611
ClassD
Power5,000 watts (daytime)
9 watts (nighttime)
Transmitter coordinates
36°49′20.0″N 76°5′30.0″W / 36.822222°N 76.091667°W / 36.822222; -76.091667

WVAB was a commercial radio station licensed to serve Virginia Beach, Virginia, at 1550 AM, and serviced parts of the Hampton Roads region. The station broadcast from 1954 to 2018, ceasing operations when owner Birach Broadcasting Corporation voluntarily turned their license back to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for cancellation. The license surrender had followed an investigation by the commission into a decade of limited operations for it and co-owned WBVA (1450 AM).[3]

  1. ^ Trent, John C. "Re: Surrender of Radio Station License WVAB (AM) Virginia Beach, VA (Fac Id. 57611)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  2. ^ FCC History Cards for WVAB
  3. ^ "WVAB Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.