WLMA (AM)

WLMA
City	Alexander City, Alabama
Branding	Real Country 96.3 & 1050 LMA
Frequency	1050 kHz
Translator(s)	96.3 W242CP (Alexander City)
First air date	1947^[1]
Format	Classic Country
Power	1,000 watts (day) 48 watts (night)
Class	D
Facility ID	60762
Transmitter coordinates	32°57′3.00″N 85°59′7.00″W / 32.9508333°N 85.9852778°W / 32.9508333; -85.9852778
Former callsigns	WXTH (1990-1992) WTLM (1992-1994) WRFS (1994-2008) WBNM (2008-2016)^[2]
Owner	Lee Perryman (Marble City Media LLC)
Website	wlma.fm

WLMA (1050 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Alexander City, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by Marble City Media LLC and simulcasts on FM translator W242CP (96.3). It is branded Real Country - 96.3 & 1050 LMA, with a classic country format.^[3]

History

In August 2004, Casey Network LLC (Jimmy Jarrell, president/CEO) reached an agreement to sell this station, then known as WRFS, to Joy Christian Communications Inc. (Ed L. Smith, president) for a reported sale price of $175,000.^[4] At the time of the sale, the station broadcast an adult contemporary music format.

Former sports radio logo

In January 2007, Joy Christian Communications Inc. (Ed Smith, president) reached an agreement to sell this station to Racquel Humphrey for a reported sale price of $230,000.^[5] At the time of the sale, the station broadcast a Southern Gospel music format.

The station was assigned the WBNM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on May 15, 2008.^[2]

In 2008, WBNM became an official ESPN Radio affiliate while keeping Southern Gospel music programming on Sunday mornings.^[1]

In 2010, WBNM decided to switch from ESPN Radio to The True Oldies Channel from Citadel Media.

In the spring of 2012, WBNM switched to Citadel's (now part of Cumulus Media) Real Country format, and then in the fall of 2012, the former "Solid Gospel" format of WJHO began broadcasting on WBNM and its new FM translator at 99.1.

On December 23, 2015, immediately following a sale to Westburg Broadcasting Montgomery LLC, the station was operated by Marble City Media LLC and simulcast its WRFS-FM, Rockford. On February 18, 2016, ownership transferred to Marble City Media LLC (at a purchase price of $10,000), and the call sign was changed to the current WLMA. New translator W242CP on 96.3 MHz was added in March 2016, with a format change to classic country on March 26.

References

1 2 "AM History Profile: WBNM". Alabama Broadcast Media Page. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
↑ "Changing Hands - 8/30/2004". Broadcasting & Cable. August 30, 2004.
↑ "Deals - 1/22/2007". Broadcasting & Cable. January 22, 2007.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WLMA

Radio-Locator Information on WLMA

Radio stations serving the Auburn, Alabama market

by AM frequency	540 910 1230 1400 1520

by FM frequency	88.1 88.7 89.1 89.5 91.1 92.3 93.9 94.3 95.3 95.9 96.7 97.3 97.7 99.9 101.9 102.9 103.3 106.1 107.3

by call sign	WANI WAUD WAUF-LP WCGQ WDAK WEGL WELL-FM WGZZ WHHY-FM WJSP-FM WKKR WLBF WLWI-FM WMXA WMXS WQNR WQSI WRLD WSTH-FM WTGZ WTLM WVRK WYFK WZMG

Defunct	WACM-LP (94.3 FM)

Alabama radio markets Birmingham Dothan Florence-Muscle Shoals Huntsville Mobile Montgomery Tuscaloosa Other Alabama radio regions Anniston Auburn Columbus, Georgia Gadsden Meridian, Mississippi See also List of radio stations in Alabama Columbus Radio

Radio stations serving the Montgomery, Alabama market

by AM frequency	580 740 800 950 970 1130 1170 1210 1250 1300 1340 1410 1440 1600

by FM frequency	88.1 88.3 88.7 89.1 89.9 90.7 92.3 93.1 95.1 95.5 96.1 97.1 97.5 97.9 98.9 100.9 101.5 101.9 102.7 103.3 104.3 104.9 105.7 107.5 107.9

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.400

by call sign	KIH55 W274BG WACQ WACV WALQ WALX WAPR WBAM-FM WELL-FM WGMP WHHY-FM WHLW WIQR WJAM WJSP-FM WJWZ WLBF WLWI WLWI-FM WMGY WMRK-FM WMSP WMXS WQKS-FM WRBZ WTBF WTLS WTSU WTXK WVAS WVRV WWMG WXFX WXVI WZHT WZKD

Alabama radio markets Birmingham Dothan Florence-Muscle Shoals Huntsville Mobile Montgomery Tuscaloosa Other Alabama radio regions Anniston Auburn Columbus, Georgia Gadsden Meridian, Mississippi See also List of radio stations in Alabama

Country radio stations in the state of Alabama

Stations	WAAO-FM – Andalusia WALQ - Carrville WAMI-FM – Opp WBAM-FM – Montgomery WBMH – Grove Hill WBZR-FM – Atmore WCKA – Jacksonville WCKF – Ashland WDJR – Hartford WDRM – Decatur WDXB – Pelham/Birmingham WDXX – Selma WECB – Headland WEIS – Centre WELB – Elba WELR-FM – Roanoke WERH-FM – Hamilton WFFN – Coaling/Tuscaloosa WFHK – Pell City WFMH-FM – Hackleburg WGOL – Russellville WHMA-FM – Hobson City WHSL – Lisman WINL – Linden WIXI – Jasper WJDB-FM – Thomasville WKDG – Sumiton WKEA-FM – Scottsboro WKGA – Goodwater WKKR – Auburn WKNU – Brewton WKSJ-FM – Mobile WKUL – Cullman WLAY-FM – Littleville WLDX – Fayette WLMA - Alexander City WLWI-FM – Montgomery WOPP – Opp WPIL – Heflin WPPG – Repton WQAH-FM – Addison WQSB – Albertville WQSI – Tuskegee WQZX – Greenville WRAB – Arab WRLD - Valley/Columbus, GA WRMG – Red Bay WSMX-FM – Goshen WSTH-FM – Alexander City WTBC – Tuscaloosa WTDR – Gadsden WTDR-FM – Talladega WTID – Thomaston WTVY-FM – Dothan WTWX-FM – Guntersville WTXT – Fayette/Tuscaloosa WVSA – Vernon WVVL – Elba WWFF – New Market/Huntsville WWIC – Scottsboro WXFL – Florence WZOB – Fort Payne WZZK-FM – Birmingham

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Alabama

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