WUAL-FM
| Broadcast area | Central Alabama |
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| Frequency | 91.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Alabama Public Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public radio |
| Subchannels | HD2: UA Info Radio (Campus radio) HD3: Jazz - BBC World Service |
| Affiliations | National Public Radio American Public Media Public Radio Exchange[1] |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | September 7, 1982[2] |
Call sign meaning | W University of ALabama |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 69168 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 158 meters (518 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°5′40″N 87°24′47″W / 33.09444°N 87.41306°W |
| Translator(s) | HD2: 92.5 W223BZ (Tuscaloosa) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | apr.org ready.ua.edu/925fm/ (HD2) |
WUAL-FM (91.5 FM) is a non-commercial, listener-supported radio station in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It is owned by the University of Alabama and is the flagship station of Alabama Public Radio. It signed on the air on September 7, 1982.[2]
WUAL-FM is a Class C1 station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations. The signal covers a region extending from Birmingham in the east to beyond the state line of Mississippi in the west.
Programming
[edit]Alabama Public Radio programming includes news, talk, classical music, folk music, jazz and adult album alternative. Weekdays begin with Morning Edition, with All Things Considered, Fresh Air and Marketplace heard in late afternoons. Middays and evenings feature classical music, including Performance Today. The BBC World Service runs overnight.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
- ^ a b "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada" (PDF). The Broadcasting Yearbook 1990. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1990. p. B-14. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WUAL-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
External links
[edit]- APR official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 69168 (WUAL-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WUAL-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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