WECB (FM)
| City | Headland, Alabama |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Dothan, Alabama |
| Branding | B-105.3 |
| Slogan | Dothan's Hot Country |
| Frequency | 105.3 MHz |
| First air date | September 1992 (as WUMG) |
| Format | Country |
| ERP | 11,500 watts |
| HAAT | 148 meters (486 feet) |
| Class | C3 |
| Facility ID | 10666 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 31°15′48″N 85°18′24″W / 31.26333°N 85.30667°W |
| Callsign meaning | "The Beat" (former branding) |
| Former callsigns | WUMG (1990-1994) WBCD (1994-2002) WZND (2002-2004) WDBT (2004-2011) |
| Owner | Robert Holladay (Alabama Media, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WESP, WJRL-FM |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | b1053.com |
WECB (105.3 FM, "B-105.3") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Headland, Alabama. The station, established in 1992, is owned by Robert Holladay and the broadcast license is held by Alabama Media, LLC.
WECB currently broadcasts a country music format branded as "B-105.3" to the Dothan, Alabama, area. This latest format shift took effect on December 20, 2011.
In June 1988, Chattahoochee Broadcast Associates applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new broadcast radio station. The proposed station would serve Chattahoochee, Florida, with 3,000 watts of effective radiated power on a frequency of 105.3 megahertz from an antenna 100 meters (330 ft) in height above average terrain. The FCC granted this permit on July 20, 1989, with a scheduled expiration date of January 20, 1991. The new station was assigned call sign "WUMG" on January 9, 1990.
In April 1990, the station requested a modification of the permit to increase the effective radiated power to 6,000 watts. The FCC granted the request on December 14, 1990, and set a new expiration date of June 14, 1991. After one further extension to the permit and after construction and testing were completed in October 1991, the station was granted its broadcast license on October 30, 1992.
The station changed its call sign to "WBCD" on February 15, 1994.
In January 1996, station management applied to the FCC for authorization to relocate their transmitter, raise the antenna, increase the effective radiated power, and change city of license from Chattahoochee, Florida, to Headland, Alabama, a suburb of Dothan, Alabama. In April 1996, this application was amended to lower the power and further raise the antenna and relocate to a different tower site but retained the move from Chattahoochee to Headland. The FCC granted a new construction permit to make these changes on October 10, 1996, with a scheduled expiration of April 10, 1998. When completed, the station's antenna would be 221 meters (725 ft) in height above average terrain broadcasting with 5,100 watts of effective radiated power.
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