WMMA (AM)
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| History | |
First air date | December 5, 1960 |
Former call signs | WIXI (1960–1965) WLPH (1965–2006) WRLM (2006–2008) WQOH (2008–2016) ([1] |
Call sign meaning | Mother Mary Angelica (founder) |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 726 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 28 watts night |
| Translator(s) | 97.9 W262AR (Irondale) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | [1] |
WMMA (1480
WMMA is a
History
Country music and R&B
The station
The station was sold to the Birmingham Broadcasting Company in a transaction consummated on September 8, 1964.[6] In 1965, the new owners had the station's call sign changed to WLPH.[6] The station played country music through the late 1960s.
Religion and Latino
In 1971, WLPH transitioned to a
In March 1997, Alabama Religious Broadcasting Company reached an agreement to sell this station to Willis Broadcasting of Norfolk, Virginia, through its Birmingham Christian Radio, Inc., subsidiary. The deal was approved by the FCC on May 13, 1997, and the transaction was consummated on August 22, 1997.[8] The new owners shifted the music played on WLPH to Black Gospel.[9]
In July 2006, Birmingham Christian Radio, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Davidson Broadcasting through the company's Davidson Media Station WLPH Licensee, LLC, subsidiary. The deal was approved by the FCC on September 8, 2006, and the transaction was consummated on November 3, 2006.[10] The new owners had the station's call sign changed to WRLM on November 7, 2006.[1] As WRLM, this station broadcast a Spanish language music format branded as "Latino Mix".[11]
Catholic radio
In March 2008, Davidson Media Group LLC sold the station to Queen of Heaven Catholic Radio Inc. for a reported $575,000.[12] The deal was approved by the FCC on May 29, 2008, and the transaction was consummated on June 12, 2008.[13]
The station was assigned the WQOH call letters by the
On December 30, 2014, Queen of Heaven Radio donated WQOH to Divine Word Communications, another Catholic
References
- ^ a b c "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMMA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-5. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
- ^ a b "Directory of AM and FM Radio stations in the U.S.". 1964 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1964. p. B-6.
- ^ a b "Directory of AM and FM Radio stations in the U.S.". 1967 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1967. p. B-6.
- ^ a b "Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S.". Broadcasting Yearbook 1973. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1973. p. B-7.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-19970313EB)". FCC Media Bureau. August 22, 1997.
- ^ a b Garrison, Greg (July 23, 2008). "Catholic radio station goes on air". Birmingham News.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-20060713ADG)". FCC Media Bureau. November 3, 2006.
- ^ DeButts, Jimmy (February 9, 2007). "Hispanic radio station launched". Birmingham Business Journal.
- ^ "Transactions 4/14/2008". Broadcasting & Cable. April 14, 2008.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-20080331AAB)". FCC Media Bureau. June 12, 2008.
External links
- WQOH official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 726 (WMMA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WMMA in Nielsen Audio's AM station database