WAOL

Ripley, Ohio
Broadcast area	Cincinnati metropolitan area
Frequency	99.5 MHz
Branding	The Edge 99.5
Programming
Format	Hot Adult Contemporary
Ownership
Owner	Donald Bowles and Venita Frame Bowles (Dreamcatcher Communications, Inc.)
History
First air date	1993
Former call signs	WXKD (1990-1992, CP)
Technical information
Facility ID	56226
Class	C3
ERP	13,000 watts
HAAT	140 meters (460 ft)
Links
Website	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.^[1]

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."