WOBX (AM)

WOBX
City	Wanchese, North Carolina
Broadcast area	Elizabeth City-Nags Head
Slogan	"Outer Banks Christian Radio"
Frequency	1530 kHz
Format	Religious
Power	1000 watts day only
Class	D
Transmitter coordinates	35°51′52″N 75°39′01″W / 35.86444°N 75.65028°W / 35.86444; -75.65028
Former callsigns	WOBR-AM
Owner	East Carolina Radio

WOBX (1530 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Religious format. Licensed to Wanchese, North Carolina, USA, it serves the Elizabeth City-Nags Head area. The station is currently owned by East Carolina Radio, Inc..

This station originally signed on in 1970 as WOBR-AM, and was the first radio station to sign on in the Outer Banks. Throughout the 1970s & early 1980s, the station had an adult contemporary format. By the mid eighties it had gone to a country format. In the late 1980s, the station went to a religious format which it still maintains. On April 11, 2000, the calls were changed to WOBX.

The station began broadcasting at 11:45 a.m. on May 29, 1970, at its studio/transmitter site near Wanchese, N.C., with a power of 250 watts, licensed for daytime-only operation. The first manager was G. Chambers Williams, III.

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Radio stations in the Elizabeth City-Nags Head (North Eastern NC) market

By FM frequency	WVRL - 88.3 WUND-FM - 88.9 WRVS - 89.9 WBUX - 90.5 WURI - 90.9 WZPR - 92.3 WCMS - 94.5 WOBR - 95.3 WPNC - 95.9 WKJX - 96.7 WYND - 97.1 WGTI - 97.7 WOBX - 98.1 WDLZ - 98.3 WVOD - 99.1 WQDK - 99.3 WBXB - 100.1 WFMI - 100.9 WERX - 102.5 WTIB - 103.7 WCXL - 104.1 WFMZ - 104.9 WRSF - 105.7

By AM frequency	WGAI - 560 WCNC - 1240 WZBO - 1260 WOBX - 1530

North Carolina radio markets Asheville Charlotte Fayetteville Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point Greenville–New Bern–Jacksonville Raleigh–Durham Other North Carolina radio regions Elizabeth City–Nags Head Roanoke Rapids–South Hill Rocky Mount–Wilson Wilmington See also List of radio stations in North Carolina Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News Radio

Daytime-Only radio stations in North Carolina

Stations	WANG - Havelock WARR - Warrenton WAUG - New Hope WBFJ - Winston-Salem WCIS - Morganton WCLN - Clinton WCLW - Eden WCOK - Sparta WCPS - Tarboro WCXN - Claremont WDSL - Mocksville WDRU - Creedmoor WEAL - Greensboro WECR - Newland WEGG - Rose Hill WGCR - Pisgah Forest WGOS - High Point WGSB - Mebane WGTM - Spindale WHNC - Henderson WKGX - Lenoir WKTE - King WLLQ - Chapel Hill WLTT - Carolina Beach WLWL - Rockingham WNOW - Mint Hill WOBX - Wanchese WOGR - Charlotte WPEK - Fairview WPIP - Winston-Salem WPYB - Benson WREV - Reidsville WRNA - China Grove WRRZ - Clinton WRTG - Garner WRXO - Roxboro WSME - Camp Lejeune WSMX - Winston-Salem WTCG - Mount Holly WTSB - Selma WTXY - Whiteville WVOE - Chadbourn WWDR - Murfreesboro WWOL - Forest City WXIT - Blowing Rock WXNC - Monroe WYAL - Scotland Neck WYNC - Yanceyville WYZD - Dobson WZOO - Asheboro

Defunct	WJPI - Plymouth

See also: Clear channel radio stations and Why AM Radio Stations Must Reduce Power, Change Operations, or Cease Operations at Night

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