WALJ

WALJ
City Northport, Alabama
Broadcast area Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Branding 105.1 Jamz
Frequency 105.1 MHz
First air date September 26, 2011
Format Mainstream Urban
Language(s) English
ERP 2,600 watts
HAAT 154.1 meters (506 ft)
Class A
Facility ID 189495
Transmitter coordinates 33°12′29″N 87°43′10″W / 33.20806°N 87.71944°W / 33.20806; -87.71944
Owner Apex Broadcasting, Inc.
(Programmed by Summit Media)
Website 1051jamz.com

WALJ (105.1 FM) is an American radio station which has applied to be licensed to serve Northport, Alabama, United States. The station is owned by Apex Broadcasting, Inc and serves the Tuscaloosa, Alabama, area. Apex Broadcasting owns radio stations WAVF, WCKN, WMXZ, WSPO, and WXST in South Carolina but WALJ is their only broadcast property in Alabama.

History

In June 2011, Apex Broadcasting applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new broadcast radio station. The FCC granted this permit on July 19, 2011, with a scheduled expiration date of July 19, 2014.[1] The new station was assigned call sign "WALJ" on July 27, 2011.[2]

On September 26, 2011, WALJ signed on the air with a mainstream urban radio format, branded as "105.1 Jamz". The FCC has accepted the station's formal license application and WALJ is operating under program test authority.

On July 20, 2012, Cox Radio, Inc. announced that the programming rights of WALJ would be turned over to Summit Media LLC for $66.25 million as part of a 22 station sale. The transfer/sale was consummated on May 3, 2013.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Application Search Details (BNPH-20110617ACL)". FCC Media Bureau. July 19, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau. July 27, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
  3. ↑ https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/59007/cox-puts-clusters-up-for-sale/
  4. ↑ https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/80882/cox-sells-stations-in-six-markets-to-two-groups/


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