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WJQX
WJQX (100.5 FM, "JOX 2: ESPN 100.5") is a commercial radio station licensed to Helena, Alabama, and serving Greater Birmingham and Central Alabama. It is one of several sports radio stations owned by Cumulus Media in the Birmingham area, along with WJOX 690 AM and 94.5 WJOX-FM. Most of WJQX's schedule is from ESPN Radio and it also carries Auburn University Tigers sports. The studios are on Goodwin Crest Drive in Homewood. WJQX is a Class C1 FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 69,000 watts. The transmitter is off Cedar Crest Road in Vance, Alabama. History WJQX The station was assigned the WJQX call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on August 1, 2013. It previously held the WAPI-FM call sign. From 1958 until 1994, the station currently known as WJOX-FM was known as WAPI-FM. The forerunner of WJQX signed on at 105.9 FM in the summer of 1993 as WWIV, licensed to Trussville, a suburb east of Birmingham. Originally, WWIV was a simulca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WJOX-FM
WJOX-FM (94.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Birmingham, Alabama, airing a sports radio format. Cumulus Media owns three sports stations in the Birmingham radio market, WJQX 100.5 FM, WJOX 690 AM and WJOX-FM. They have studios on Goodwin Crest Drive near Interstate 65 in Homewood. WJOX-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations. The transmitter is atop the west ridge of Red Mountain, amid the towers for other Birmingham-area FM and TV station. Programming On weekdays, WJOX-FM has local sports hosts during the day and carries Infinity Sports Network programming late nights and weekends. It had also been the Birmingham area flagship station for University of Alabama sports. WJOX-FM carries Atlanta Braves baseball and Tennessee Titans football. In 2007, WJOX-FM became the flagship station of the '' Paul Finebaum Show''. Finebaum is a noted radio host and expert on college sports in the South. Finebaum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WAPI (AM)
WAPI (1070 Hertz, kHz, "Talk 99-5, Birmingham's Real Talk") is a commercial radio, commercial AM broadcasting, AM radio station in Birmingham, Alabama. It is owned by Cumulus Media. Until going silent (broadcasting), silent in 2025, it carried a talk radio, news/talk radio format, format, simulcast with FM broadcasting, FM sister station 99.5 WZRR. The radio studios and offices are on Goodwin Crest Drive in Homewood, Alabama, Homewood. WAPI and WZRR carried local talk shows during the day, but at night they ran Radio syndication, nationally syndicated shows from co-owned Westwood One including ''The Mark Levin Show, America at Night with Rich Valdés'' and ''Red Eye Radio.'' Most hours began an update from ABC News Radio. The stations were also Central Alabama's radio home of Auburn Tigers athletics. WAPI broadcasts using HD Radio technology. The transmitter is located in Forestdale, Alabama, Forestdale. WAPI's daytime power is 50,000 watts, omnidirectional antenna, non-d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WJOX (AM)
WJOX (690 kHz, "Jox 3") is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Birmingham, Alabama. It is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts a sports format. WJOX is the Birmingham affiliate of the UAB Blazers Radio Network (baseball only), the Tennessee Titans Radio Network and the Atlanta Braves Radio Network. It used to be the broadcast home of the Birmingham Barons. The station has studios and offices in Homewood. By day, WJOX broadcasts at 50,000 watts, the maximum for commercial AM stations. Because AM 690 is a Canadian and Mexican clear channel frequency, WJOX must significantly drop its power at sunset to 500 watts to avoid interference. It also uses a directional antenna at night. The transmitter is off Alabama State Route 5 (Bessemer Super Highway) at Cairo Avenue in Midfield, Alabama. WJOX is Alabama's primary entry point station for the Emergency Alert System. Cumulus Media owns three sports stations in the Birmingham area. 94.5 WJOX-FM carries local sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helena, Alabama
Helena () is a city in Jefferson and Shelby counties in the state of Alabama. Helena is considered a suburb of Birmingham and part of the Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area. As of 2022, the population estimate was 21,862. Helena initially incorporated in 1877, but reincorporated in 1917 after errors were discovered in the initial incorporation papers. Its population was not recorded separately in the U.S. Census until 1920, reflecting the later date of incorporation. History Early settlers The area was long the territory of the historic Muscogee people, known by English colonists as the Creek Indians. While Scots-Irish and English traders had interaction with them, and there was some armed conflict in the early 19th century, most European-American settlers did not come to this area until 1849. This was after the United States had conducted Indian Removal of the Creek and other Southeastern tribes in the 1830s, to lands west of the Mississippi River. The first Europea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WUHT
WUHT (107.7 FM, "Hot 107.7") is a commercial radio station licensed to Birmingham, Alabama, and owned by Cumulus Media. It airs an urban adult contemporary format. Hot 107.7 carries two nationally syndicated programs on weekdays: ''The Steve Harvey Morning Show'' and '' The D.L. Hughley Show'' in afternoon drive time. WUHT also serves as the flagship station of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers Radio Network. WUHT's studios are on Goodwin Crest Drive in Homewood. WUHT is a Class C1 station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 42,000 watts. Its transmitter is off Golden Crest Drive atop Red Mountain in Birmingham. History WENN-FM and WRAX The station signed on the air on . Its call sign was WENN-FM, the sister station to the popular WENN 1320 AM. The two stations simulcast most of their programming. WENN-FM was the first FM station in Birmingham to target African-American listeners, playing what was then called “soul music" a mix of R&B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Radio
Sports radio (or sports talk radio) is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sport, sporting events. A widespread programming genre that has a narrow audience appeal, sports radio is characterized by an often-low comedy, boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both :wikt:host, hosts and caller (telecommunications), callers. Many sports talk stations also carry play-by-play (live commentary) of local sports teams as part of their regular programming. History In 1955, WHN New York launched the first regular sports talk program featuring a broadcaster/journalist roundtable that aired before and after Brooklyn Dodgers games. By the early 1960s, sports talk content, ranging from individual commentary to roundtable discussions, began appearing in major US markets, initially tied to play-by-play broadcasts but gradually developing unique styles and characters. Art Rust Jr. launched New York’s first interactive call-in show (WMCA) in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WZRR
WZRR (99.5 FM, "Talk 99.5") is a radio station licensed to Birmingham, Alabama. It carries a news/talk format. WZRR is one of several Birmingham-area radio stations owned by Cumulus Media, with studios and offices on Goodwin Crest Drive in Homewood. WZRR and WAPI carry local talk shows during the day, but at night they run nationally syndicated shows from co-owned Westwood One including '' The Mark Levin Show, America at Night with Rich Valdés'' and ''Red Eye Radio.'' Most hours begin an update from ABC News Radio. The stations are also Central Alabama's radio home of Auburn Tigers athletics. WZRR's transmitter is west of Red Mountain, off Spaulding Ishkooda Road in Birmingham. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, from a tower more than in height above average terrain (HAAT). It broadcasts using HD Radio technology. History Rock Station K-99 In December 1976, the station first signed on the air. Its call sign was WVOK-FM, the sister station t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Radio
Sports radio (or sports talk radio) is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sport, sporting events. A widespread programming genre that has a narrow audience appeal, sports radio is characterized by an often-low comedy, boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both :wikt:host, hosts and caller (telecommunications), callers. Many sports talk stations also carry play-by-play (live commentary) of local sports teams as part of their regular programming. History In 1955, WHN New York launched the first regular sports talk program featuring a broadcaster/journalist roundtable that aired before and after Brooklyn Dodgers games. By the early 1960s, sports talk content, ranging from individual commentary to roundtable discussions, began appearing in major US markets, initially tied to play-by-play broadcasts but gradually developing unique styles and characters. Art Rust Jr. launched New York’s first interactive call-in show (WMCA) in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homewood, Alabama
Homewood is a city in southeastern Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is a suburb of Birmingham, located on the other side of Red Mountain due south of the city center. The population was 26,414 at the 2020 census. History Early history and development In 1800, the first settlers arrived in the area that is now known as Homewood. However, the area's population would not grow significantly until a cholera epidemic ravaged the city of Birmingham in 1873, an issue only made worse by the financial crisis brought on by the Panic of 1873. (See Timeline of Birmingham, Alabama). Seeking new beginnings and safer living spaces, many Birmingham residents began moving out of the city, buying up land and developing communities in the surrounding areas. Many of the smaller communities which would eventually become Homewood were developed during this time period, including Rosedale, Grove Park, Edgewood, and Oak Grove. Edgewood saw the greatest amount of development. The com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Broadcast Station Classes
This is a list of broadcast station classes applicable in much of North America under international agreements between the United States, Canada and Mexico. Effective radiated power (ERP) and height above average terrain (HAAT) are listed unless otherwise noted. All radio and television stations within of the US-Canada or US-Mexico border must get approval by both the domestic and foreign agency. These agencies are Industry Canada/ Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in Canada, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US, and the Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) in Mexico. AM Station class descriptions All domestic (United States) AM stations are classified as A, B, C, or D. * A (formerly I) — clear-channel stations — 10 kW to 50 kW, 24 hours. **Class A stations are only protected within a radius of the transmitter site. **The old Class I was divided into three: Class I-A, I-B and I-N. NARBA distingu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Effective Radiated Power
Effective radiated power (ERP), synonymous with equivalent radiated power, is an IEEE standardized definition of directional radio frequency (RF) power, such as that emitted by a radio transmitter. It is the total power in watts that would have to be radiated by a half-wave dipole antenna to give the same radiation intensity (signal strength or power flux density in watts per square meter) as the actual source antenna at a distant receiver located in the direction of the antenna's strongest beam (main lobe). ERP measures the combination of the power emitted by the transmitter and the ability of the antenna to direct that power in a given direction. It is equal to the input power to the antenna multiplied by the gain of the antenna. It is used in electronics and telecommunications, particularly in broadcasting to quantify the apparent power of a broadcasting station experienced by listeners in its reception area. An alternate parameter that measures the same thing is eff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transmitter
In electronics and telecommunications, a radio transmitter or just transmitter (often abbreviated as XMTR or TX in technical documents) is an electronic device which produces radio waves with an antenna (radio), antenna with the purpose of signal transmission to a radio receiver. The transmitter itself generates a radio frequency alternating current, which is applied to the Antenna (radio), antenna. When excited by this alternating current, the antenna Electromagnetic radiation, radiates radio waves. Transmitters are necessary component parts of all electronic devices that communicate by radio communication, radio, such as radio broadcasting, radio (audio) and television broadcasting stations, cell phones, walkie-talkies, Wireless LAN, wireless computer networks, Bluetooth enabled devices, garage door openers, two-way radios in aircraft, ships, spacecraft, radar sets and navigational beacons. The term ''transmitter'' is usually limited to equipment that generates radio waves fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
