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WUFF in Eastman

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Anyone else know anything about the station. My dad used to live here but now I'm living out in the big city. Looks like their website has finally been updated. I would love to hear them streaming over the net, but I don't see anything about it on their site. Anyone down there have any info?

http://wolfcountry975.com/
 
Didn't it have the same owner as WOFF in Camilla/Pelham? They had other stations with a "wolf/woof" theme in their calls (excluding WOOF in Dothan, of course).
 
FWillis will know the answer to this one. The station in Eastman some 28 years ago was also owned by the station in Baxley and Alma. The AM signal in Baxley's call was WUFE-AM and in Alma, the AM's call was WULF-AM. I don't think the AM still exists in Alma.
 
Yes indeedy, the Eastman station was originally WPFE ( We Pull For Eastman). It was originally 500 watts at 1580 kz. Farnell O'Quinn was the long time owner until around 2004. Marion Monk who worked at WHAB in Baxley was the first GM. Gene Rogers later became the manager.WPFE became WUFF moving to 710 AM with a power increase to 1kw, later in the 80s to 2.5 kw. WHAB AM 1260 Baxley became WUFE in 1969, and WQSC AM 1400 Alma changed calls to WULF in 1970. All three stations used the same jingle package going by Big Wolf Radio, pretty catchy for the time.WUFF FM was born in 1977, first at 92.1, later moved to 97.5. The stations simulcasted a block format until the mid 80s, shifting to full time country. Farnell O'Quinn owned many stations in his lifetime including WOFE Rockwood Tennessee, WULF/WKXH Alma, WUFE Baxley, WUFF AM/FM Eastman, chairman of the board at WWUF Waycross, WKMK /WRTM Blountstown Fl., and interest in several others. That's the basics on the wolf connection. AM 1400 Alma is alive and well with new calls WAWO, doing southern gospel, with co-owned classic country WAJQ.
 
fwillis said:
WQSC AM 1400 Alma
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WCQS, Fred. That was the closest combination of letters they could get to signify "Queen City", which Alma was called then. That's one story. Another is that an engineer (who was also a ham operator) suggested the calls, with the meaning "C-Q-Six"...Calling Anybody on the 6 meter band. The licensee was Queen City Broadcasting System, so that might be the answer.
 
You're correct Jay, typing with a sinus infection causes confusion in the already confused mind. Here's one that you might not know, 104.3 Alma almost became WQAR. I dropped that application. Bad call letters.
 
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