WABV

WABV (1590 AM) is a broadcast licensed to Abbeville, South Carolina, serving Abbeville and Abbeville County, South Carolina. WABV is owned and operated by John L. Wallace, through licensee John Wallace Broadcasting, LLC.

WABV
Broadcast area
Frequency1590 kHz
Programming
FormatSilent
Ownership
Owner
  • John L. Wallace
  • (John Wallace Broadcasting, LLC)
History
First air date
March 1956
Call sign meaning
W ABbbeVille
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID3152
ClassD
Power
  • 1,000 watts daytime
  • 27 watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
34°9′3.0″N 82°23′34.0″W
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websiteradioinspiracion1590.com

History

In 2007, WABV changed formats to country as “Cool Country 1590”. WABV’s country mix was classic and new.[2] On March 5, 2021, WABV posted to its Facebook page that it had changed to a religious format as “Spirit Radio”.[3]

Sale to John Wallace Broadcasting, LLC

On April 18, 2022, R&M Broadcasting entered an agreement with John Wallace Broadcasting to sell WABV to the latter.[4] WABV was still off the air when R&M Broadcasting sold the station to John Wallace Broadcasting. John Wallace Broadcasting filed for Special Temporary Authority to transmit with 500 watts as of May 2, 2023.[5] On May 25, 2023, WABV went off the air for financial reasons. It explained in a letter to the FCC that if it could not return to the air within 30 days, that it would ask for special temporary authority to remain silent.[6] The station was reported silent in June 2023.[7] On June 22, 2023, a request for special temporary authority was submitted to the FCC to remain silent for financial reasons.[8]

References
  1. "Facility Technical Data for WABV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "WABV/Abbeville, SC Flips To Country". All Access.
  3. "Log in or sign up to view". m.facebook.com.
  4. "Draft Copy « License Modernization « FCC". enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov.
  5. Request for Special Temporary Authority; retrieved August 29, 2023.
  6. Letter to the FCC concerning WABV’s silent status; retrieved July 3, 2023.
  7. "FCC Report 6/25: Interference Complaint Leads To Penalty Proposed Against Accusing Station - RadioInsight". June 25, 2023.
  8. Request for special temporary authority to remain silent, dated June 22, 2023; retrieved July 3, 2023.
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