1460 AM was first occupied by WAFB, which signed on in 1948 and was a
MBS and
ABC affiliate and sister station to WAFB-FM, which was on the 104.3 frequency, and
WAFB-TV. Merchants Broadcasting purchased the WAFB radio stations in 1957 from
WDSU's Modern Broadcasting, and changed the call letters of the AM station to WAIL. WXOK has served the African-American community since February 3, 1953, with a mix of R&B hits, blues, jazz, and gospel until 2000, when it went full-time with the latter. The station was originally on
1260 kHz until its owners purchased WAIL in 1965 and moved WXOK to that frequency. In the early 2020s, when WXOK 1460 started broadcasting on a translator at 95.7 FM, they rebranded as Heaven 95.7.
Former on-air staff Isiah Carey,
Carey L. Martin,
Kip Holden ==References==