WELB

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Radio station in Alabama, United States

WELB

* Elba, Alabama
* United States

Frequency| 1350 kHz
Programming
Format| Southern Gospel
Ownership
Owner| Rhett S. Snellgrove
History

First air date

| November 16, 1958 (1958-11-16)

Last air date

| April 15, 2022 (2022-04-15)

Call sign meaning

| Elba
Technical information[1]

Licensing authority

| FCC
Facility ID| 19142
Class| D
Power|

* 1,000 watts (day)
* 44 watts (night)

Transmitter coordinates

| 31°27′10″N 86°04′00″W﻿ / ﻿31.45278°N 86.06667°W﻿ / 31.45278; -86.06667
Links

Public license information

* Public file
* LMS

WELB (1350 AM) was a radio station licensed to serve the community of Elba, Alabama, United States. The station operated from 1958 to 2022 and was last owned by Rhett S. Snellgrove, airing a Southern Gospel music format.[2]

WELB began broadcasting on November 16, 1958. It was owned by Howard Parrish Jr., associated with station WOZK in Ozark, and began as a 1,000-watt, daytime-only outlet.[3] Less than a year later, it was sold to Jim Dowdy and Jim Wilson.[4][5] Ivy Jackson King Jr. and Frances King, of Opp, acquired WELB in 1964.[6][5]

William "Doug" Holderfield purchased WELB in 1969;[5] he ran the station through 2008, until selling to Rhett Snellgrove for $60,000.[7] Derek Snellgrove had worked at the station since the age of 15. Holderfield, in addition to WELB, started WZTZ (later WVVL) in 1986; he was the longtime voice of Elba High School football.[8] At the time of the sale, the station had a format of country and gospel music.[7] The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on February 9, 2024,[9] as WELB had been silent since at least April 15, 2022.[10]

## References

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1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WELB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
3. ^ "Radio Station Starts Daily Programs Here". The Elba Clipper. Elba, Alabama. November 20, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved March 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Station WELB Radio Sale Is Confirmed". The Elba Clipper. Elba, Alabama. October 8, 1959. p. 1. Retrieved March 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ a b c "WELB history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
6. ^ "WELB Radio Sold To Opp's Jack King". The Elba Clipper. Elba, Alabama. March 26, 1964. p. 1. Retrieved March 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ a b "Deals - 5/26/2008". Broadcasting & Cable. May 26, 2008.
8. ^ Wise, Jeremy (May 31, 2017). "Voice of the Elba Tigers: Longtime radio station owner dies". The Enterprise Ledger. Enterprise, Alabama. pp. 1A, 5A. Retrieved March 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. February 9, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
10. ^ Shuldiner, Albert (February 9, 2024). "In re: WELB(AM), Elba, AL … Notification of License Cancellation" (PDF). Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved February 9, 2024.

## External links

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* Facility details for Facility ID 19142 (WELB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
* WELB in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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