WRTR
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| City | Brookwood, Alabama |
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| Broadcast area | Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Branding | Talk Radio 105.9 |
| Slogan | Tuscaloosa's News & Information |
| Frequency | 105.9 MHz |
| First air date | 1966 (as WACT-FM at 105.5) |
| Format | News/Talk |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 82 meters |
| Class | C3 |
| Facility ID | 48645 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°14′17.00″N 87°29′6.00″W / 33.2380556°N 87.4850000°W |
| Callsign meaning | W Roll Tide Roll |
| Former callsigns | WACT-FM (1966-1997) |
| Former frequencies | 105.5 MHz (1966-2005) |
| Affiliations |
Fox News Radio NBC News Radio |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC) |
| Sister stations | WACT, WTXT, WZBQ |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | talkradio1059.com |
WRTR (105.9 FM, "Talk Radio 105.9") is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk radio format.[1] Licensed to Brookwood, Alabama, United States, the station serves the Tuscaloosa area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and the broadcast license is held by Capstar TX Limited Partnership.[2]
The station started life as WACT-FM, and changed it call letters to the current WRTR-FM on March 31, 1997.
WRTR was known as "Tuscaloosa's Rock Station" and is home for The Bob and Tom Show in West Alabama. Popular radio host Joe Elvis has hosted afternoon drive since 2002 and The Wild Bill Show airs every weeknight.
On May 4, 2009, WRTR changed their format to news/talk, simulcasting WACT (1420 AM), branded as "Talk Radio 105.9". Overnight, the station broadcasts the syndicated Coast to Coast AM hosted by George Noory.[3]
References
- ↑ "WRTR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- ↑ "Alabama Affiliates". Coast to Coast AM. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WRTR
- Radio-Locator information on WRTR
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WRTR