WHAB

WHAB
Acton, Massachusetts;
Frequency	89.1 MHz
Programming
Format	High school radio
Ownership
Owner	Acton-Boxborough Regional High School; (Acton-Boxborough Regional School District);
History
First air date	August 1, 1979
Call sign meaning	High school, Acton-Boxborough
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	426
Class	D
ERP	8 watts
HAAT	8 meters (26 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°28′48″N 71°27′28″W / 42.48000°N 71.45778°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	WHAB Online (Official); WHAB Online (Alt.);

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.^[3] WHAB is one of more than a dozen FCC-licensed high school radio stations in the state of Massachusetts.^[4]

The station was assigned the WHAB call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.^[5]

After technical issues that left the station silent for a time in the early 1990s, WHAB returned to full-time broadcasting in 1995.^[6] In addition to its FM signal, WHAB's programming is carried on Acton Community Television and in a studio room near the high school's cafeteria.

References

^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-207. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
^ "Facility Technical Data for WHAB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
^ Fybush, Scott (April 30, 1996). "A Big Move?". New England Radio Watch.
^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
^ Fybush, Scott (December 31, 1995). "1995 Year In Review". New England Radio Watch.

External links

Official website
WHAB Alternative website
Facility details for Facility ID 426 (WHAB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WHAB in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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[by1999-1] Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-207. Retrieved January 14, 2012.

[2] "Facility Technical Data for WHAB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[arb1-3] "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.

[4] Fybush, Scott (April 30, 1996). "A Big Move?". New England Radio Watch.

[fcc1-5] "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.

[6] Fybush, Scott (December 31, 1995). "1995 Year In Review". New England Radio Watch.

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