WWOL (780 AM) is a

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licensed to

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, United States, broadcasting a

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format. As of October 29, 1989, the station is owned by

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. WWOL began broadcasting on April 1, 1990, but the frequency was signed on as WBBO ("We Build Business Opportunities") on September 10, 1947, by Rutherford Radio Company. In 1947, the call letters WWOL were first used for a radio station in

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, which is now WBBF, and on its FM counterpart, which is now WHTT-FM.

External links

Official website
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