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Radio station in Mobile, Alabama, United States

WMOB Mobile, Alabama United States Frequency 1360 kHz Programming Format Religious Ownership Owner Dave Minard (UM Enterprise, LLC) Sister stations WTOF History First air date January 25, 1961 (1961-01-25)[1] Last air date November 22, 2020 (2020-11-22)[2] Former call signs WLIQ (1961–1980)[1] WPCY (1980–1981) WIXO (1981–1984)[3] Call sign meaning Mobile Technical information[4] Licensing authority FCC Facility ID 7740 Class B Power 9,000 watts (day) 200 watts (night) Transmitter coordinates 30°40′54.7″N 88°0′2″W / 30.681861°N 88.00056°W / 30.681861; -88.00056 Translator 95.7 W239CW (Mobile) Links Public license information Public file LMS

**WMOB** (1360 [AM](/source/AM_broadcasting)) was a radio station [licensed](/source/City_of_license) to serve [Mobile, Alabama](/source/Mobile%2C_Alabama), United States. The station, founded in 1961 as WLIQ, was owned by Dave Minard, through licensee UM Enterprise, LLC.

WMOB previously broadcast a [religious](/source/Religious_broadcasting) format to the [Mobile metropolitan area](/source/Mobile_metropolitan_area).[5] WMOB's broadcast schedule consisted of a mix of local, brokered, and syndicated [Christian ministry](/source/Christian_ministry) and inspirational programming.

## History

### The WLIQ era

This station first signed on the air on January 25, 1961, as WLIQ, a 5,000-watt AM station owned by E. W. Jemison and Frank Conwell, a partnership doing business as Jemcon Broadcasting Company.[1] The new station aired an [easy listening](/source/Easy_listening) format.[6] On April 1, 1964, Jemcon Broadcasting Company, Inc., sold WLIQ to Hartzog Broadcasting, Inc., and the broadcast studios were moved to the historic Sheraton [Battle House Hotel](/source/The_Battle_House_Hotel).[7] The new owners transitioned the station's playlist to a [middle of the road](/source/Middle_of_the_road_(music)) music format.[6]

On July 26, 1971, WLIQ was acquired from Hartzog Broadcasting, Inc., by Southland of Alabama, Inc., and moved to new studios.[8] During the 1970s, the station broadcast first a [top 40](/source/Top_40) format, then later a [country music](/source/Country_music) format.[6][8]

### As WPCY

After nearly 20 years as WLIQ, the station applied and was assigned the call sign WPCY by the [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) (FCC) on June 30, [1980](/source/1980_in_radio).[3] A new format accompanied the new call sign as WPCY flipped to [talk radio](/source/Talk_radio).[6]

In February 1981, Southland of Alabama, Inc., agreed to sell this station to WPCY Broadcasting Company, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on February 26, 1981.[9] The new owners put the station up for sale almost immediately and in June 1981 made a deal to sell WPCY to Beacon Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on October 14, 1981.[10] As long-lived as the previous call sign had been, the new one would prove short-lived and a change was made to WIXO on November 30, 1981.[3]

### WMOB returns

In March 1984, Beacon Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Buddy Tucker Enterprises, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on May 4, 1984, and the transaction was consummated on June 27, 1984.[11] The new owners had the FCC change the station's call sign to the historic WMOB, one of the oldest callsigns in Alabama radio.[3] (The original WMOB began broadcasting in 1939 but was shut down in 1949.)[12] In February 1991, Buddy Tucker Enterprises, Inc., applied to the FCC to transfer the broadcast license for WMOB to Buddy Tucker Association, Inc. The transfer was approved by the FCC on February 20, 1991, and the transaction was consummated on April 9, 1991.[13] The station ceased broadcasting on November 22, 2020, citing the owner's advanced age (over 90 years old) as the primary reason.[2]

Effective November 1, 2022, Buddy Tucker Association sold WMOB, sister station WTOF, and [translator](/source/Broadcast_relay_station) W239CW to Dave Minard's UM Enterprise, LLC for $100.

On July 10, 2024, WMOB's license was cancelled by the FCC,[14][15] as the station admitted it had not operated since August 2022.[16]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bc61_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bc61_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-bc61_1-2) "Directory of AM and FM Radio stations in the U.S.". *1961-1962 Broadcasting Yearbook*. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1962. p. B-6.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-wmobwtofoffair_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-wmobwtofoffair_2-1) Venta, Lance (November 20, 2020). ["Pair Of Mobile AMs To Cease Operations"](https://radioinsight.com/headlines/201586/pair-of-mobile-ams-to-cease-operations/). *RadioInsight*. RadioBB Networks. Retrieved November 20, 2020.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-fcc1_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-fcc1_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-fcc1_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-fcc1_3-3) ["Call Sign History"](https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=7740&Callsign=WMOB7740). *FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC-LMS-7740_4-0)** ["Facility Technical Data for WMOB"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=7740). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-arb1_5-0)** ["Station Information Profile"](http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/station_information.htm). *Arbitron*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bama_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bama_6-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-bama_6-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-bama_6-3) ["AM History Profile: WTOF"](http://bellsouthpwp2.net/c/r/crackedlcd/almediapage/profiles/wmob.html). *Alabama Broadcast Media Page*. Retrieved January 16, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bc65_7-0)** "Directory of AM and FM Radio stations in the U.S.". *1965 Broadcasting Yearbook*. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1965. p. B-6.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bc79_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bc79_8-1) "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". *Broadcasting Yearbook 1979*. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1979. p. C-7.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Application Search Details (BAL-19810112FV)"](https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=26406). FCC Media Bureau. February 26, 1981.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Application Search Details (BAL-19810505FR)"](https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=30307). FCC Media Bureau. October 14, 1981.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Application Search Details (BAL-19840321ET)"](https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=67835). FCC Media Bureau. June 27, 1984.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bc44_12-0)** "Directory of Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States". *1944 Broadcasting-Telecasting Yearbook*. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1944. p. 74.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Application Search Details (BAL-19910211EC)"](https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=157260). FCC Media Bureau. April 9, 1991.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** [Alabama Broadcast Media Page](https://www.almediapage.info/news.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["License Cancelled"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=7740). *Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System*. July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ri-wmobdemise_16-0)** Venta, Lance (July 24, 2024). ["FCC Report 7/14: Thirteen New York Area Pirates Are Issued Warnings"](https://radioinsight.com/headlines/274933/fcc-report-7-14-thirteen-new-york-area-pirates-are-issued-warnings/). *RadioInsight*. Retrieved February 3, 2025.

## External links

- [Facility details for Facility ID 7740 (WMOB)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=7740) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [WMOB](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP26&band=am&callLetter=WMOB) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s AM station database

- [FCC History Cards for WMOB](https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=66072)

v t e Religious radio stations in the state of Alabama Stations WAKD – Sheffield WALN – Carrollton WAQU – Selma WAXU – Troy WAYH – Harvest WAYU – Steele WBFR – Birmingham WBHY – Mobile WBSA – Boaz WBTG-FM – Sheffield WBXR – Hazel Green WDYF – Dothan WEBT – Langdale WELL-FM – Waverly WGIB – Birmingham WGRW – Anniston WGTF – Dothan WIJD – Prichard WILF – Monroeville WJCK – Piedmont WJEC – Vernon WJIA – Guntersville WJIF – Opp WJIK – Fulton WKNG-FM – Heflin WKRE – Argo WKUA – Moundville WLBF – Montgomery WLJR – Birmingham WLPR – Prichard WLUG-LP – Anniston WLVM – Chickasaw WMBV – Dixons Mills WMFT – Tuscaloosa WMGY – Montgomery WMJB – Valley WMMA – Irondale/Birmingham WNGL – Mobile WPMR-LP – Russellville WQEM – Columbiana WRNF – Selma WRNK-LP – Lanett WSJL – Bessemer WSTF – Andalusia WTBB – Gadsden WTBJ – Oxford WTOF – Bay Minette WURY-LP – Phenix City WVMB-LP – Madison WXJC – Birmingham WXJC-FM – Cullman WYDE - Birmingham WYDE-FM – Cordova WYFD – Decatur Defunct WBYE - Calera WCOX - Camden WELB – Elba WERH - Hamilton WFBH-LP – Hamilton WJSD-LP – Henagar WKDG - Sumiton WKOC-LP – Ider WMOB – Mobile WPPT - Talladega WQHC - Hanceville WQLS - Camden WUAC-LP – Tuscaloosa WVOB – Dothan WWFC-LP – Bryant WZCT - Scottsboro WZTQ – Centre See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Alabama See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

v t e Radio stations in the Mobile metropolitan area (Alabama) By AM frequency 540 660 710 840 900 960 1000 1110 1220 1270 1310 1410 1480 By FM frequency 88.5 89.5 91.3 92.1 92.9 94.1 94.9 96.1 97.5 98.3 98.7 99.9 100.7 101.5 102.1 102.7 104.1 105.5 105.7 106.5 107.3 LPFM 97.1 Translators 92.5 93.3 94.5 96.5 97.9 99.5 100.3 101.1 103.3 103.5 106.1 106.9 NOAA Weather Radio frequency 162.550 Digital radio by frequency & subchannel 92.1-1 92.1-2 92.1-3 92.9-1 94.9-1 94.9-2 96.1-1 96.1-2 96.1-3 98.7-1 98.7-2 99.9-1 99.9-2 99.9-3 100.7-1 101.5-1 101.5-2 107.3-1 107.3-2 By call sign KEC61 W223BX W227DA W233CX W243CY W250CB W258AY W262BL W266CM W277CS W278AP W291CY W295BB WABD WABF WASG WAVH WBHY WBHY-FM WBLX-FM WCSN WDLT-FM WERM WGOK WHEP WHIL WIJD WJGR-LP WJTQ WJNZ WKSJ-FM HD2 WLPR WLVM WMEZ WMOB WMXC HD2 HD3 WNGL WNSP WNTM WPCS WQUA WRGV HD2 WRKH HD2 HD3 WTKX-FM HD2 WTOF WXBM-FM WXQW WYCT HD2 WZEW HD2 HD3 Defunct stations WTOH 90.5/105.9 WMOB (1360 AM) Nearby regions Biloxi-Gulfport Laurel-Hattiesburg Montgomery Pensacola See also List of radio stations in Alabama

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