WOBX (AM)

WOBX (1530 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Wanchese, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Elizabeth City-Nags Head area. The station is owned by East Carolina Radio, Inc.

WOBX

Wanchese, North Carolina United States
Broadcast area	Elizabeth City-Nags Head
Frequency	1530 kHz
Branding	AM 1530 FM 103.3 The Score
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	Fox Sports Radio Washington Nationals Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	East Carolina Radio, Inc,
Sister stations	WOBR-FM WOBX-FM WRSF
History
First air date	1970 (1970) (as WOBR)
Former call signs	WOBR (1970–2000)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73367
Class	D
Power	250 watts day
Transmitter coordinates	35°51′52.6″N 75°38′58.6″W
Translator	103.3 W277DO (Wanchese)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.am1530wobx.com

History

The station began broadcasting as WOBR at 11:45 a.m. on May 29, 1970, at its studio/transmitter site near Wanchese, North Carolina, with a power of 250 watts, licensed for daytime-only operation. The first manager was G. Chambers Williams, III. WOBR was the first radio station to sign on in the Outer Banks.

Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, WOBR had an adult contemporary format. By the mid-1980s it had gone to a country format. In the late 1980s, the station went to a religious format. On April 11, 2000, the calls were changed to WOBX.