WFOA (1230

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) is a AM radio station broadcasting a

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format. Licensed to

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, the station serves the

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. The station is owned by Julio Arquinio's BMax Media LLC. The station went on the air in 1941, as WITH. It became WRBS, a

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sister station to WRBS-FM, in 2006, and WFOA in 2025.

History

WITH

WITH went on the air on March 1, 1941, operating 24 hours a day with 250 watts power on 1200 kHz. It was owned and operated by Thomas Garland Tinsley and his family. Opening ceremonies included "a broadcast from the stage of the Maryland Theater, featuring seven songwriters represented by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Musicians, which was fighting with the radio networks over copyrights."

WRBS

In 2006, the Peter and John Radio Fellowship, Inc. acquired WITH and changed its

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to WRBS. The fellowship's existing FM station then became WRBS-FM. As WRBS, the station aired Christian talk and teaching programs, such as David Jeremiah, John MacArthur and Alistair Begg, and live call-in shows like '' The Ramsey Show''.

WFOA

Brighter Media Group sold WRBS to Julio Arquinio's BMax Media in October 2024 for $375,000. The new owners changed the call sign to WFOA on February 6, 2025. The previous WRBS programming continues to air on the second

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channel of WRBS-FM.

References

External links

FCC History Cards for WFOA
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