WMJB (95.3 FM, "GNN Radio") is a

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broadcasting a

Christian radio Christian radio refers to Christian media radio formats that focus on Christian religious broadcasting or various forms of Christian music. Many such formats and programs include contemporary Christian music, gospel music, sermons, radio dramas, ...

format. Licensed to

Valley, Alabama Valley is a city in Chambers County, Alabama, United States. Valley was incorporated in 1980 combining the four textile mill villages of Fairfax, Langdale, River View, and Shawmut. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 10,529. The city ...

, United States, the station serves the

Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a consolidated city-county located on the west-central border of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Columbus lies on the Chattahoochee River directly across from Phenix City, Alabama. It is the county seat of Muscogee ...

, area. The station is currently owned by Augusta Radio Fellowship Institute, Inc and carries their GNN Radio programming. Its transmitter is located south of Valley.

History

This station's original

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was granted by the

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on March 4, 1992. The new station was assigned the call sign WUAF on April 23, 1992. The station's call sign was changed to WRLD-FM on February 22, 1994. After several delays, WRLD-FM received its license to cover on April 5, 1996. In May 1999, Pearce Broadcasting Company, Inc., reached an agreement to sell WRLD-FM to McClure Broadcasting, Inc. The FCC approved the deal on July 22, 1999, and the transaction was consummated on September 21, 1999. In December 2002, McClure Broadcasting, Inc., (Chuck McClure Jr., president) reached an agreement to sell WRLD-FM to Archway Broadcasting Group (Al Vicente, president/CEO) through their affiliate ABG Georgia Licenses, LLC. This was part of a four-station deal, along with

WRCG WRCG (1420 AM) is a classic rock-formatted radio station in Columbus, Georgia. Studios are co-located with four sister stations on Wynnton Road in Columbus east of downtown, and the transmitter is located in Phenix City, Alabama. WRCG is an aff ...

WCGQ WCGQ (107.3 FM broadcasting, FM, "Q107-3") is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary hit radio, Top 40 (CHR) music format. WCGQ is licensed to serve the community of Columbus, Georgia, United States. Its studios are co-located with four o ...

, and

WKCN WKCN (99.3 FM broadcasting, FM), known as "Kissin 99.3", is a radio station licensed to Fort Moore, Fort Moore, Georgia and serving the greater Columbus, Georgia, area. Its studios are co-located with four other sister stations on Wynnton Road i ...

, for a reported combined sale price of $15 million. The deal was approved by the FCC on February 21, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on April 25, 2003. At the time of the sale, WRLD-FM carried an

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music format. On July 31, 2008, local investment group PMB Broadcasting LLC (headed up by Jim Martin) purchased this station along with Columbus-area sister stations WRCG, WCGQ, and WKCN from Archway Broadcasting Group LLC for a reported sale price of $7.2 million. On September 6, 2010, the station shortened its call sign from WRLD-FM to simply WRLD. On June 6, 2014, WRLD shifted its format from oldies to classic hits. On August 12, 2016, WRLD changed its format from classic hits to classic country, branded as "95.3 Kissin' Country" (swapping formats with

WBOJ WBOJ (1270 AM) is a radio station licensed to Columbus, Georgia, serving the Columbus area. The station is currently owned by PMB Broadcasting. History The station started broadcasting October 4, 1947, on 620 kHz at 1 kW daytime on ...

1270 AM Columbus, GA. On September 1, 2019, WRLD changed its format from classic country to urban adult contemporary, branded as "95.3 Smooth R&B").WRLD Flips to Smooth R&B
Radioinsight - September 1, 2019 Effective April 10, 2023, PMB Broadcasting sold WRLD to the Augusta Radio Fellowship Institute, Inc. for $1.3 million; PMB Broadcasting moved WRLD's urban AC programming to its

/W221DP. WRLD changed its call sign to WMJB on April 11, 2023.

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* {{Religious Radio Stations in Alabama MJB MJB Radio stations established in 1996 1996 establishments in Alabama