WHAB

WHAB
City Acton, Massachusetts
Frequency 89.1 MHz
First air date August 1, 1979 (1979-08-01)[1]
Format High school radio
ERP 8 watts
HAAT 8 meters
Class D
Facility ID 426
Transmitter coordinates 42°28′48″N 71°27′28″W / 42.48000°N 71.45778°W / 42.48000; -71.45778 (WHAB)
Callsign meaning High School
Acton-Boxborough
Owner Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
(Acton-Boxborough Regional School District)
Website WHAB Online

WHAB (89.1 FM) is a high school radio station licensed to serve Acton, Massachusetts. The station is owned by Acton-Boxborough Regional High School and licensed to the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District. It airs a high school radio format.[2] WHAB is one of more than a dozen FCC-licensed high school radio stations in the state of Massachusetts.[3]

The station was assigned the WHAB call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.[4]

After technical issues that left the station silent for a time in the early 1990s, WHAB returned to full-time broadcasting in 1995. WHAB goes LIVE during the school year, on 89.1 FM, Acton Community Television, and the High School Cafeteria.[5]

References

  1. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-207. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. Fybush, Scott (1996-04-30). "A Big Move?". New England Radio Watch.
  4. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  5. Fybush, Scott (1995-12-31). "1995 Year In Review". New England Radio Watch.


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