WRTT-FM
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WRTT-FM is an active rock
music-formatted radio station
licensed to serve Huntsville, Alabama
, USA. The station is owned by the Black Crow Media Group and the license is held by BCA Radio LLC. Black Crow Media Group owns two other Huntsville stations, WAHR
and WLOR
.
, which programs a so-called "classic rock
" (oldies) format, WRTT-FM has focused on releases since 1990
, supporting various subgenres such as heavy metal
, grunge rock, and the like. More recently, though, it has begun to rotate in songs from the classic rock canon, probably to widen its appeal to somewhat older listeners. In addition to its usual music programming, WRTT-FM is an affiliate of the Tennessee Titans
football radio network.
After seven years in mornings on WRTT-FM, The Rick and Bubba
Show began airing on crosstown WQRV
starting January 2, 2008. The syndicated hosts were replaced on WRTT-FM as of December 3, 2007, by personalities Jerome Fisher and Rob Harder.
The company which owns WRTT declared bankruptcy in early 2010, citing $44 million in debt. Owner Michael Linn's financial woes began during a protracted divorce, which was filed by his ex-wife after finding out her husband had had many extramarital affairs.
The 95.1 frequency was home to the first FM radio station in Huntsville as WHBS-FM around 1946. It was mainly a simulcast of WHBS (1490 AM) which was owned by The Huntsville Times. Later WHBS-AM moved to 1550 AM and increased power to 5,000 watts in 1952. The FM station broadcasted from a transmitter near Bankhead Pky/Tollgate Rd. until around 1957. WNDA started in 1960 with an easy-listening format on 92.9,and moved to 95.1 in 1964. The WHBS-AM station was sold to Smith Broadcasting and became WAAY radio in 1958. (WAAY-AM station would later became WAAJ then WLOR
.)
Active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...
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...
licensed to serve 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....
, USA. The station is owned by the Black Crow Media Group and the license is held by BCA Radio LLC. Black Crow Media Group owns two other Huntsville stations, WAHR
WAHR
WAHR is a hot adult contemporary music-formatted radio station licensed to serve Huntsville, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by the Black Crow Media Group and the license is held by BCA Radio LLC. The signal covers most of northern Alabama and southern central Tennessee...
and WLOR
WLOR
WLOR is a radio station licensed to Huntsville, Alabama, USA, that serves the greater Tennessee Valley area. The station carries a mix of oldies music, talk radio, and sports coverage. WLOR is part of the Black Crow Media Group and the broadcast license is held by BCA Radio, LLC,...
.
Programming
Unlike competitor WTAK-FMWTAK-FM
WTAK-FM is a classic rock formatted radio station licensed to Hartselle, Alabama, and owned by Clear Channel Communications. It serves Huntsville, Alabama, and the central Tennessee Valley area...
, which programs a so-called "classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
" (oldies) format, WRTT-FM has focused on releases since 1990
1990 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990.-Events:*January 21 – MTV's Unplugged premieres on cable television with British band Squeeze...
, supporting various subgenres such as heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
, grunge rock, and the like. More recently, though, it has begun to rotate in songs from the classic rock canon, probably to widen its appeal to somewhat older listeners. In addition to its usual music programming, WRTT-FM is an affiliate of the Tennessee Titans
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...
football radio network.
After seven years in mornings on WRTT-FM, The Rick and Bubba
Rick and Bubba
Rick Burgess and Bill "Bubba" Bussey are cohosts of The Rick & Bubba Show—a syndicated comedic radio program based in Birmingham, Alabama...
Show began airing on crosstown WQRV
WQRV
WQRV is a classic hits-formatted radio station serving the Huntsville, Alabama, market, which includes counties in northern Alabama and southern central Tennessee.-History:...
starting January 2, 2008. The syndicated hosts were replaced on WRTT-FM as of December 3, 2007, by personalities Jerome Fisher and Rob Harder.
The company which owns WRTT declared bankruptcy in early 2010, citing $44 million in debt. Owner Michael Linn's financial woes began during a protracted divorce, which was filed by his ex-wife after finding out her husband had had many extramarital affairs.
History
WRTT-FM began the "Rocket" format in early 2000 on the former frequency of an all-Christian station, WNDA.The 95.1 frequency was home to the first FM radio station in Huntsville as WHBS-FM around 1946. It was mainly a simulcast of WHBS (1490 AM) which was owned by The Huntsville Times. Later WHBS-AM moved to 1550 AM and increased power to 5,000 watts in 1952. The FM station broadcasted from a transmitter near Bankhead Pky/Tollgate Rd. until around 1957. WNDA started in 1960 with an easy-listening format on 92.9,and moved to 95.1 in 1964. The WHBS-AM station was sold to Smith Broadcasting and became WAAY radio in 1958. (WAAY-AM station would later became WAAJ then WLOR
WLOR
WLOR is a radio station licensed to Huntsville, Alabama, USA, that serves the greater Tennessee Valley area. The station carries a mix of oldies music, talk radio, and sports coverage. WLOR is part of the Black Crow Media Group and the broadcast license is held by BCA Radio, LLC,...
.)