WFOS
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| City | Chesapeake, Virginia |
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| Broadcast area | Southside of Hampton Roads |
| Branding | "88-7 WFOS" |
| Slogan | "Where Else?" |
| Frequency | 88.7 FM MHz |
| First air date | September 14, 1973[1] |
| Format | Adult Standards Big Band[2] |
| Power | 15,500 Watts |
| HAAT | 48 meters (157 ft) |
| Class | B1 |
| Facility ID | 10757 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°43′18.0″N 76°18′3.0″W / 36.721667°N 76.300833°W |
| Callsign meaning | W Frommel Oscar Smith |
| Former callsigns | WNHS (?-1989) WFOS (1989-Present)[3] |
| Owner | Chesapeake Public Schools |
| Webcast | WFOS Webstream |
| Website | WFOS Online |
WFOS is an Adult Standards and Big Band formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Chesapeake, Virginia, serving the Southside of Hampton Roads.[2] WFOS is owned and operated by Chesapeake Public Schools.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-562. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ^ "WFOS Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
External links[edit]
- 88-7 WFOS Online
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WFOS
- Radio-Locator information on WFOS
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WFOS
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