WAOV

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = WAOV

| logo =

| city = Vincennes, Indiana

| area =

| branding = Knox County Today Newstalk

| frequency = 1450 kHz

| translator = {{Radio Relay|93.9|W220BQ|Bruceville}}
{{Radio Relay|97.3|W247CZ|Washington}}
{{Radio Relay|97.7|W249DC|Vincennes}}

| repeater =

| airdate =

| format = News Talk Information

| power = 1,000 watts

| erp =

| haat =

| class = C

| facility_id = 50238

| coordinates = {{coord|38|42|26.00|N|87|29|42.00|W|region:US_type:city}}

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns =

| former_frequencies = 1420 kHz (1940–1941){{Cite web|url= https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=49176 |title= History Cards for WAOV|publisher=Federal Communications Commission}} (Guide to reading History Cards)

| affiliations = AP Radio, ESPN Radio, Premiere Radio Networks

| owner = Old Northwest Broadcasting, Inc.

| licensee =

| sister_stations = WWBL

| webcast =

| website = [http://www.waovam.com waovam.com]

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WAOV (1450 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Vincennes, Indiana, United States, the station is currently owned by Old Northwest Broadcasting, Inc. and features programming from AP Radio, ESPN Radio and Premiere Radio Networks.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WAOV |title=WAOV Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}

The call letters WAOV come from the popular 1900 novel Alice of Old Vincennes by Maurice Thompson and was adopted when the station originated in 1940.[https://books.google.com/books?id=eabmG2Nn_AgC&dq=%22waov%22&pg=PA74 Vincennes, Indiana: 1930-1960], p. 74 (2006)

Image:WAOV logo.jpg

File:WAOV NewsKnoxCounty logo.jpg