WELB

WELB (1350 AM) was a radio station licensed to serve the community of Elba, Alabama, United States. The station operated from 1958 to 2022 and was last owned by Rhett S. Snellgrove, airing a Southern Gospel music format.

WELB began broadcasting on November 16, 1958. It was owned by Howard Parrish Jr., associated with station WOZK in Ozark, and began as a 1,000-watt, daytime-only outlet. Less than a year later, it was sold to Jim Dowdy and Jim Wilson. Ivy Jackson King Jr. and Frances King, of Opp, acquired WELB in 1964.Template:R

William "Doug" Holderfield purchased WELB in 1969;Template:R he ran the station through 2008, until selling to Rhett Snellgrove for $60,000. Derek Snellgrove had worked at the station since the age of 15. Holderfield, in addition to WELB, started WZTZ (later WVVL) in 1986; he was the longtime voice of Elba High School football. At the time of the sale, the station had a format of country and gospel music.Template:R The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on February 9, 2024, as WELB had been silent since at least April 15, 2022.

External links

• Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility
• WELB in Nielsen Audio's AM station database