WROA

WROA
Frequency1390 kHz
BrandingMerle 100.1
Programming
FormatClassic country
Ownership
Owner
  • Lisa Stiglets and Elizabeth McQueen
  • (JLE, Incorporated)
WGCM, WGCM-FM, WRPM, WZKX, WZNF
History
First air date
February 27, 1955 (1955-02-27)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID17478
ClassD
Power
  • 900 watts (day)
  • 35 watts (night)
Translator100.1 W261CU (Gulfport)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewroaam.com

WROA (1390 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Gulfport, Mississippi, United States. It is owned by the Lisa Stiglets and Elizabeth McQueen, through licensee JLE, Incorporated, and broadcasts a classic country format. Its studios and offices are on Lorraine Road in Gulfport. WROA uses its FM dial position in its moniker, "Merle 100.1." Merle refers to the late country artist Merle Haggard.

The transmitter is on Bayou View Road in Gulfport, near the Biloxi River. WROA is also heard on FM translator W261CU at 100.1 MHz.