WRYD (97.7 FM) is a

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to Jemison, Alabama, and serving

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including parts of Greater Birmingham. It is owned TBTA Ministries, a

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based in

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. WRYD is part of the

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. The network seeks donations on the air and on its website. WRYD is a Class C3 FM station. It has an

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(ERP) of 13,000

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s. The

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is off County Route 107 west of Jemison.Radio-Locator.com/WRYD
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History

The station

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the air on . It was the FM

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(now on

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). The

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was WEZZ and its original

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was

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. Effective July 23, 2018, TBTA Ministries closed on the purchase of the then-WHPH from Great South Wireless for $525,000. The following day, the new owners changed the station's format from

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, branded as "Revocation Radio". The call letters were switched to WRYD on July 31, 2018. On January 30, 2025, WRYD flipped from Christian rock to

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, Jim Daly,

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Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth (born September 3, 1958), also known as Nancy Leigh DeMoss, is a prominent Bible teacher, public speaker and founder of ''Revive Our Hearts'' ministry for women. In 2015, DeMoss married best-selling author and a former presid ...

and

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* {{Birmingham Radio RYD Chilton County, Alabama RYD Radio stations established in 1953 1953 establishments in Alabama