WABF (1480 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Mobile, Alabama. It is owned by Donald Pugh, through licensee Eternity Record Company LLC, broadcasting a solid gold oldies and adult standards radio format. WABF's radio studios are on North Church Street in Fairhope. By day, WABF is powered at 5,000 watts non-directional. But at night, to avoid interference to other stations on 1480 AM, WABF reduces power to 4,400 watts and uses a directional antenna. The transmitter is on Dumaine Road at Conception Street Road in Mobile. WABF shares its transmitter site with co-owned WERM 1220 AM. History WABB The station first signed on the air on . It was owned by the Mobile Register daily newspaper. The original call sign was WABB, which stood for "Alabama's Best Broadcasters." The studios were on Government Street in downtown Mobile until 1969. WABB was a network affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System, carrying its dramas, comedies, news and sports during the "Golden Age of Radio." Owner Bernie Dittman moved to Mobile from his native Ohio to join his father J.W. at the station. Dittman switched WABB to a Top 40 format, aimed at young listeners looking for their favorite contemporary hits. FM Station WABB had an FM simulcast from the very beginning, starting with 107.9 MHz and later 102.1 MHz until it was discontinued in the 1950s. As FM broadcasting became more popular, the station put a new station on the air. WABB-FM (97.5 FM) began on February 5, 1973, with the song "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" by Bob Dylan. WABB-FM was originally a simulcast of its AM sister station before switching to album oriented rock a few years later. When WABB-FM made the move to the contemporary hit radio format in 1984, the AM station segued to Adult Top 40. But as FM became the preferred band for music listening, WABB 1480 flipped to a talk radio format. Switch to Talk WABB's longtime owner, president, and general manager Bernie Dittman died on October 25, 2006, after suffering from a stroke the previous week. Dittman's daughter Betsey succeeded him after relocating to Mobile from Chicago. In its final years as WABB, the station's talk format featured a line-up of primarily nationally syndicated conservative talk programming along with some locally produced programs. Some of the personalities on the station included national hosts such as Laura Ingraham,