WKUL
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| City | Cullman, Alabama |
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| Branding | Country K-92 |
| Slogan | "Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites" |
| Frequency | 92.1 MHz |
| First air date | September 1967 (as WKLN) |
| Format | Country/Talk/Sports |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (328 feet) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 31933 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 34°11′41″N 86°43′52″W / 34.19472°N 86.73111°W |
| Callsign meaning | "K"ULlman[1] |
| Former callsigns |
WKLN (1967-1982)[2] WKLN-FM (1982-1988)[3] |
| Affiliations | FOX News, Atlanta Braves, IMG Sports |
| Owner | Jonathan Christian Corp. |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wkul.com |
WKUL (92.1 FM, "Country K-92") is a radio station licensed to serve Cullman, Alabama. The station is owned by Jonathan Christian Corp.
Programming
WKUL airs a full-service Country music format[2] plus some talk radio programming, most notably Rush Limbaugh.[4] Programming includes Crook and Chase Country Countdown, Tracy Lawrence "Honky Tonkin", The Trading Post, Taste of Country Nights, Big D and Bubba in The Morning, Tiger Talk, New Music Nashville, Nashville Music Minuet, Tight Lines with Sammy Lee, Gaither Homecoming Radio and Around The Campfire with Ed and Terry. News Programming Includes Fox News, ARN News and local news. Sports programming includes Auburn University Sports and Atlanta Braves Baseball.[5] The station also airs local high school football games each Fall. High school and Wallace State Community College basketball is broadcast in the winter months. Throughout the year, WKUL-FM broadcasts at a wide variety of live remotes as well. Since the 1980s, WKUL has become famous for its live coverage of severe weather.
History
Originally known as WKLN, this station signed on in September 1967 at 92.1 MHz with 3,000 watts of effective radiated power under the ownership of Kenneth E. Lawrence.[6] In the late 1970s, WKLN was sold to the Jonathan Christian Corporation, run by Jeffrey Liebensberger and Robert Haa.[7] The station shifted to callsign WKLN-FM on January 21, 1982.[3]
In April 1980, Robert Conrad Haa agreed to sell control of station licensee Jonathan Christian Corporation to Donald Houston Mosley. The deal was approved by the Federal Communications Commission on July 7, 1980.[8]
The station was assigned the current WKUL call letters by the FCC on February 1, 1988.[3] The WKUL callsign originally entered the Cullman market when 1340 AM (now WFMH) went on the air on October 1, 1946.[9]
In November 2006, Don Mosley made a deal to sell his controlling interest in Jonathan Christian Corporation, the licensee for this station, to Ron Mosley.[10] The deal was approved by the FCC on December 28, 2006, and the transaction was consummated on March 1, 2007.[11] At the conclusion of this deal, Ron Mosley owned 100% of the shares in Jonathan Christian Corp.[10]
On-Air Personalities
Ron Mosley Jr., Ron Mosley Sr., Beau Garrison, Gus Slaten, Big D and Bubba (ACM and CMA Award Winners 2015) Sam Alex, Johnny "Flash" Thornton, Rich Jesse(Sports), Pete Kirby(Sports), Ken Burcham (Sports)
Past Personalities: Grant Smith AKA "The Night Owl" (Deceased), George Spear, Dave Cooper, (Returned to K-92 in The 1990's, doing Morning Drive as "Donny Bell." Later He moved to Hollywood and became A Popular Character Actor, appearing in Motion Pictures and doing Guest Appearances on a number of Network T.V. Series, including a 2 ½ Year Regular Role on NBC's Hit Series, "The West Wing," under His' Screen Name "David Cubero"...) Matthew Miller, Anthony Quattlebaum, Wayne Reynolds, Chris Armstrong, Dusty Tolbert, Rick Nix "The Ricmeister", "Big" Bob Patterson (Deceased), Paula Simmons, Brandi Williamson, Nick Glover (Nick @ Nite), Joe Martin, Ty Watwood (Now WBRC Fox 6 Producer), Jeff Speagle (Now ABC 33/40 Sports Anchor), Mike Miller, Matt Glover (Sports Announcer, Now Good Hope City Councilman), Mark Albritton, Jill Harelson, Steffany Means (Now at WAFF 48), Eddie Mack (Eddie Mackenally,) a.k.a. "The Mouth of The South" (Deceased,) Art Ray, Norma Garza
References
- ↑ Nelson, Bob (2008-10-18). "Call Letter Origins". The Broadcast Archive. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- 1 2 "Alabama FM History Profile: WKUL". Alabama Broadcast Media Page.
- 1 2 3 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ↑ "America's Grand Ole Opry Weekend". Opry.com. Retrieved April 14, 2009.
- ↑ "The Facilities of Radio". 1969 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1969. p. B-5.
- ↑ "The Facilities of Radio". 1979 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1979. p. C-3.
- ↑ "Application Search Details (BTCH-19820405HE)". FCC Media Bureau. July 7, 1982.
- ↑ "WKUL On The Air (ad)". The Cullman Banner. September 26, 1946.
- 1 2 "Deals - 1/29/2007". Broadcasting & Cable. January 29, 2007.
- ↑ "Application Search Details (BTCH-20061030ANX)". FCC Media Bureau. March 1, 2007.
External links
- WKUL official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WKUL
- Radio-Locator information on WKUL
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WKUL