WIQR is a radio station

Radio station

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 licensed

City of license

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 to serve Prattville, Alabama

Prattville, Alabama

Prattville is a city in Autauga and Elmore counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 Census, the population of the city is 33,960. Nicknamed "The Fountain City" due to the many artesian wells in the area, Prattville is part of the Montgomery metropolitan statistical area and serves as...

, USA. The station is owned by Star Power Communications Corporation and serves the Montgomery, Alabama

Montgomery, Alabama

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, area.

It airs a sports radio

Sports radio

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 format and features programing from Yahoo! Sports Radio.

The station was most recently re-assigned the WIQR call letters by the Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission

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 on December 5, 1996

1996 in radio

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. The station can be heard as far east as Atlanta.

Programming

Notable on-air personalities include Max Howell, Jim Rome

Jim Rome

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, Tim Brando

Tim Brando

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, Arnie Spanier

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, David Stein

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, Tony Bruno

Tony Bruno

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, and Todd Wright

Todd Wright

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.

The station was an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves

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 radio network through the 2008 season. Beginning with the 2009 season, WIQR is now the local affiliate for the Tampa Bay Rays

Tampa Bay Rays

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, the parent club to the Montgomery Biscuits

Montgomery Biscuits

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 of the Southern League

Southern League (baseball)

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.

WIQR is an affiliate of the UAB Blazers

UAB Blazers

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 ISP Sports

ISP Sports

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 Network airing all of the UAB Blazers football

UAB Blazers football

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games and football coaches' shows.