WLPR (AM)
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| Broadcast area | Mobile, Alabama |
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| Frequency | 960 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Southern Gospel |
| Affiliations | Salem Communications |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Goforth Media, Inc. |
| WBHY, WBHY-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1986 |
Former call signs | WGRR (1983–1989)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 24454 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 6,000 watts (day) 32 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°45′50″N 88°06′36″W / 30.76389°N 88.11000°W |
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| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WLPR (960 AM, "Solid Gospel 960 AM") is a radio station licensed to serve Prichard, Alabama, United States. The station is owned by Goforth Media, Inc.
WLPR broadcasts a Southern Gospel music format to the Mobile, Alabama, area.[3] The station features programming from Salem Communications.
History
[edit]This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on July 29, 1983.[4] The new station was assigned the call letters WGRR by the FCC on October 11, 1983.[1] WGRR received its license to cover from the FCC on February 27, 1987.[5]
The station had the FCC change its callsign to the current WLPR call letters on April 1, 1989.[1]
In January 1994, Mobile Broadcast Service, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Goforth Media, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on April 11, 1994, and the transaction was consummated on July 7, 1994.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLPR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BP-20613)". FCC Media Bureau. July 29, 1983.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BL-19861126AA)". FCC Media Bureau. February 27, 1987.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-19940114EA)". FCC Media Bureau. July 7, 1994.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 24454 (WLPR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WLPR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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