AM Technical Profile: WHOG

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Frequency:

1120

Format:

Adult Rhythm and Blues

Transmitter Location:

[map] Approximately one mile west of Oxford, in a rural area between Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and US-78.
[map] [street view] For translator W228EK, which is located atop someone's home in a residential area of Anniston.

Power (ERP):

Day: 500 watts

Antenna:

Day: 1 tower

Other Information:

0.5 mV/m Daytime Groundwave Service Contour from the FCC's Public Files

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Owned by Hobson City Broadcasting Company

// W228EK Anniston

History:

An original construction permit was awarded to Hobson City Broadcasting Company in May of 1987 for a daytime-only AM operation on 1120 kHz, with just 500 watts.  The company ran into numerous troubles trying to get the station on the air, and did not launch until the spring of 1991.  Originally, it was assigned the WHOX calls, then acquired the WJOK calls in 1988, before finally getting the current WHOG calls in 1990.

From the beginning, the station has an Hip-Hop format, although it appears that after acquiring an FM translator, it transitioned to more of an Adult R&B format, marketed as "Anniston's Home For The Grown & Sexy".  Yeah.

The station was awarded a permit for an FM translator companion signal in October 2018.  It signed on in the spring of 2020.