| City of license | Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
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| Branding | The Score |
| Frequency | 1400 kHz |
| First air date | April 1924 |
| Format | Sports |
| Power | 1,000 watts (unlimited) |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 54612 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 31°20′03″N 89°19′08″W / 31.33417°N 89.31889°W |
| Callsign meaning | FORrest County[1] |
| Owner | Clear Channel Communications (CC Licenses, LLC) |
| Website | 1400thescore.com |
WFOR (1400 AM, "The Score") is a radio station licensed to serve Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications and the broadcast license is held by CC Licenses, LLC.
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Programming [edit]
WFOR broadcasts a sports talk format as an affiliate of the FOX Sports Radio Network.[2] Syndicated sports talk programming on WFOR includes The Dan Patrick Show and The Jim Rome Show.[3][4]
History [edit]
The station, established in April 1924, was assigned the WFOR call sign by the Federal Communications Commission.[5]
In September 1998, Radio Hattiesburg, Inc., reached an agreement to sell WFOR to Cumulus Media as part of a multi-station deal valued at a combined $4.5 million.[6][7] The deal was approved by the FCC on December 18, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on April 2, 1999.[8]
In October 2000, Cumulus Media, LLC, announced an agreement to sell this station to Clear Channel Communications as part of a large station swap and sale, including seven Cumulus stations in the Laurel-Hattiesburg radio market.[9] The deal was approved by the FCC on December 19, 2000, and the transaction was consummated on January 18, 2001.[10]
References [edit]
- ^ Nelson, Bob (June 2, 2009). "Radio/TV Station Call Letter Origins #238". Broadcast Archive.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
- ^ "Where To Tune In To The Dan Patrick Show". DanPatrick.com. Retrieved June 19, 2009. "Hattiesburg, WFOR-AM 1400, 8:00a-11:00a"
- ^ "Jungle Affiliate List". The Jim Rome Show. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
- ^ "Changing Hands - 1998-09-14". Broadcasting & Cable. September 14, 1998.
- ^ "Cumulus Media Inc acquires WHER-FM, WFOR-AM, Hattiesburg,MS from Radio Hattiesburg". Thomson Financial Mergers & Acquisitions. September 3, 1998.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-19981028EA)". FCC Media Bureau. April 2, 1999.
- ^ Prospect Public Library "Cumulus Media Inc. Announces Several Transactions". Business Wire. October 3, 2000. "Laurel-Hattiesburg, Mississippi (Market Rank #208 of 276) -- WEEZ-AM, WJKX-FM, WHER-FM, WUSW-FM, WMFM-FM, WFOR-AM, WNSL-FM."
- ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-20000817ADK)". FCC Media Bureau. January 18, 2001.
External links [edit]
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WFOR
- Radio-Locator Information on WFOR
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WFOR
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