WRSA-FM
Encyclopedia
WRSA-FM is an adult contemporary music
-formatted radio station
serving the Huntsville, Alabama
, area.
The broadcast transmitter and tower for WRSA-FM is located on Brindlee Mountain.
Other notable local personalities include morning traffic reporter Nate Adams, mid-day host Abby Kay, afternoon host Allen Moore, and weekend host J.J. McCall. Weekday evening and some weekend programming is hosted by John Tesh
on the syndicated The John Tesh Radio Show.
-formatted radio stations in the United States. Constructed in 1964 and early 1965, WRSA went on the air in late November 1965, and was the most-listened-to FM in northern Alabama until the emergence of Athens
' WZYP
in the late 1970s.
Adult contemporary music
Adult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music....
-formatted radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
serving the Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville is a city located primarily in Madison County in the central part of the far northern region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County. The city extends west into neighboring Limestone County. Huntsville's population was 180,105 as of the 2010 Census....
, area.
The broadcast transmitter and tower for WRSA-FM is located on Brindlee Mountain.
Personalities
Notable local on-air personalities on WRSA-FM include Bonny O'Brien and John Malone on mornings. O'Brien is a 20+ year veteran of the Huntsville radio market. Malone also serves as vice president of programming for the station's ownership group.Other notable local personalities include morning traffic reporter Nate Adams, mid-day host Abby Kay, afternoon host Allen Moore, and weekend host J.J. McCall. Weekday evening and some weekend programming is hosted by John Tesh
John Tesh
John Frank Tesh is an American pianist and composer of pop music, as well as a radio host and television presenter. His 10-year-old 'Intelligence for Your Life Radio Show' reaches 14.2 Million listeners/week, and is syndicated by Teshmedia on 400 stations in US, Canada, and the UK...
on the syndicated The John Tesh Radio Show.
History
Before a gradual format change in the late 1990s away from its longtime "Beautiful 97" image, WRSA-FM was one of the last remaining easy listeningEasy listening
Easy listening is a broad style of popular music and radio format that emerged in the 1950s, evolving out of big band music, and related to MOR music as played on many AM radio stations. It encompasses the exotica, beautiful music, light music, lounge music, ambient music, and space age pop genres...
-formatted radio stations in the United States. Constructed in 1964 and early 1965, WRSA went on the air in late November 1965, and was the most-listened-to FM in northern Alabama until the emergence of Athens
Athens, Alabama
Athens is a city in Limestone County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 18,967. According to the 2009 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 24,234...
' WZYP
WZYP
WZYP is an adult-oriented Top 40 music-formatted radio station licensed to serve Athens, Alabama, and broadcasting in the Huntsville, Alabama, area. The station is owned by Cumulus Media...
in the late 1970s.