WTOW

Radio station in Washington, North Carolina

WTOW

* Washington, North Carolina

Frequency| 1320 kHz
Programming
Format| Defunct (formerly Gospel music)
History

First air date

| September 6, 1961 (as WEEW)

Last air date

| June 1, 2018

Former call signs

| WEEW (1961–1983)
WWGN (1983–1989)
Technical information
Facility ID| 31856
Class| D
Power| 500 watts day
45 watts night

Transmitter coordinates

| 35°32′7″N 77°4′4″W﻿ / ﻿35.53528°N 77.06778°W﻿ / 35.53528; -77.06778

WTOW (1320 AM) was a radio station broadcasting a Gospel music format. Licensed to Washington, North Carolina, United States, the station was owned by Shabach Media Group. As of June 1, 2018, the station went silent.[1]

## History

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### 2003 license renewal fine

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Former owner James Rouse/The Minority Voice was issued a $13,000 fine for failure to renew WTOW's license in a timely manner in August 2003 leading up to its expiration date of December 1, 2003. The fine was issued on April 2, 2008.[2]

### License deletion

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On July 31, 2019, WTOW's license was deleted by the FCC due to being silent over a one-year period.[3]

## See also

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List of radio stations in North Carolina

## References

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1. ^ "Silent AM Broadcast Stations List". Federal Communications Commission. May 25, 2016.
2. ^ "JAMES ROUSE". Federal Communications Commission. December 15, 2015.
3. ^ FCC Report 8/4: WAJD Nabbed For Running Day Power At Night Radioinsight - August 4, 2019

## External links

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* Facility details for Facility ID 31856 (WTOW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
* FCC History Cards for WTOW (covering 1959-1979 as WJMG / WEEW)

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