WAOL

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = WAOL

| logo = WAOL TheEdge99.5 logo.png

| logo_size = 200px

| city = Ripley, Ohio

| area = Cincinnati metropolitan area

| branding = The Edge 99.5

| frequency = 99.5 MHz

| airdate = 1993

| format = Hot Adult Contemporary

| erp = 13,000 watts

| haat = {{convert|140|meters}}

| class = C3

| facility_id = 56226

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns = WXKD (1990–1992, CP)

| owner = Donald Bowles and Venita Frame Bowles

| licensee = Dreamcatcher Communications, Inc.

| webcast =

| website = [http://www.995theedge.fm/ 995TheEdge.fm ]

}}

WAOL (99.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Ripley, Ohio, and serving the southeastern suburbs of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. It carries a hot adult contemporary radio format and is owned by Donald Bowles and Venita Frame Bowles, through licensee Dreamcatcher Communications, Inc. It calls itself "99-5 The Edge."

WAOL has an effective radiated power of 13,000 watts. The transmitter is off Vermillion Pike in Stonewall, Kentucky.[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?call=waol&x=0&y=0&sr=Y&s=C Radio-Locator.com/WAOL]

History

In 1993, the station signed on the air. It formerly aired an Adult Hits music format as "Max FM," then relaunched as "The Edge" in October 2013 after a period of identifying as simply "The New 99.5 WAOL."

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