WLMA (AM)
| City | Alexander City, Alabama |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1050 kHz |
| Translator(s) | 96.3 W242CP (Alexander City) |
| First air date | 1947[1] |
| Format | Classic Hits |
| 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 |
| Former callsigns |
WXTH (1990-1992) WTLM (1992-1994) WRFS (1994-2008) WBNM (2008-2016)[2] |
| Owner |
Lee Perryman (Marble City Media LLC) |
| Webcast | Visit website |
| Website |
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.
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 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
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WLMA
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W242CP
- Radio-Locator information on W242CP
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