| Broadcast area | Hampton Roads (limited) |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1550 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Birach Broadcasting Corporation |
| History | |
First air date | 1954 |
Last air date | September 7, 2018 (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 ID | 57611 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts (daytime) 9 watts (nighttime) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°49′20.0″N 76°5′30.0″W / 36.822222°N 76.091667°W |
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]