WIRB

For the Melbourne, Florida, television station known as WIRB from 1992 to 1998, see WOPX.

WIRB

City	Level Plains, Alabama
Broadcast area	Wiregrass Region
Branding	Gospel Radio WIRB
Frequency	1490 AM (kHz)
First air date	2006
Format	Christian Music
Power	1,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night)
Class	C
Facility ID	129516
Transmitter coordinates	31°17′58″N 85°47′26″W / 31.29944°N 85.79056°W / 31.29944; -85.79056
Owner	Virgle Leon Strickland

WIRB (1490 AM, "Gospel Radio WIRB") is a radio station licensed to serve Level Plains, Alabama, USA, a suburb of Enterprise, Alabama. The station is owned by Virgle Leon Strickland.

This WIRB is unrelated to the WIRB formerly licensed to Enterprise that broadcast at 600 kHz from 1948 to 1988.^[1] That station changed its call letters to WLHQ on May 11, 1988, before going off the air for good. It was deleted from the FCC database on May 13, 1992.^[2] This radio station is also unrelated to the television station in Melbourne, Florida, that used the WIRB callsign from May 1, 1992, until February 13, 1998, when it became WOPX.^[3]

Programming

Gospel Radio WIRB broadcasts a Christian music format which is a blend of Southern Gospel, Contemporary Christian, Contemporary worship music aka Praise & Worship, and Urban Gospel music.

The Ultimate Drive at 5 is a one-hour live show, hosted by Sir Travis and Kyle St. Andrews, that is aired each weekday afternoon. The Ultimate Drive was first aired on May 5, 2008.

History

This station received its original its license to cover from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on December 11, 2006.^[4]

References

↑ Adams, Ricky (September 4, 2008). "Memories of Enterprise: WIRB returns to the air". Enterprise Ledger.
↑ "WLHQ Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
↑ "WOPX Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
↑ "Application Search Details (BL-20061020ADU)". FCC Media Bureau. December 11, 2006.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WIRB

Radio-Locator Information on WIRB

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WIRB

Religious radio stations in the state of Alabama

Stations	WAKD – Sheffield WALN – Carrollton WAQG – Ozark WAQU – Selma WAXU – Troy WAYH – Harvest WBFR – Birmingham WBHY – Mobile WBSA – Boaz WBTG-FM – Sheffield WBXR – Hazel Green WDYF – Dothan WEBT – Langdale WELB – Elba WELL-FM – Dadeville WFBH-LP – Hamilton WGIB – Birmingham WGRW – Anniston WGTF – Dothan WIJD – Prichard WILF – Monroeville WIRB – Level Plains WJCK – Piedmont WJEC – Vernon WJIA – Guntersville WJIF – Opp WJIK – Fulton WJSD-LP – Henagar WKNG-FM – Heflin WKRE – Argo WKUA – Moundville WKWL – Florala WKZD - Priceville WLBF – Montgomery WLJR – Birmingham WLPR – Prichard WLVM – Chickasaw WMBV – Dixons Mills WMCJ – Cullman WMFT – Tuscaloosa WMGY – Montgomery WMMA – Irondale/Birmingham WMOB – Mobile WNGL – Mobile WPMR-LP – Russellville WQEM – Columbiana WQLS – Camden WRNF – Selma WRNK-LP – Lanett WSJL – Bessemer WSTF – Andalusia WTBB – Gadsden WTBJ – Oxford WTOF – Bay Minette WURY-LP – Phenix City WVMB-LP – Madison WVOB – Dothan WVPL – Dozier WWFC-LP – Bryant WXJC-FM – Cordova WYFD – Decatur

Defunct	WKOC-LP – Ider WUAC-LP – Tuscaloosa WZTQ – Centre

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

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