WTDR
Encyclopedia
WTDR is a radio station
licensed
to serve Talladega, Alabama
, USA. The station is owned by Jacobs Broadcast Group, Inc. It airs a combination classic country
and country music
format.
s of effective radiated power
at 92.7 MHz on November 10, 1972
. The station was launched under the ownership of Jimmy E. Woodward. On April 1, 1985
, the station was assigned the call letters WEYY-FM (to match former AM sister station WEYY, now known as WVOK
) by the Federal Communications Commission
.
In February 1987, Woodard Broadcasting Company owner Jimmy E. Woodard agreed to sell WEYY-FM to Radio Talladega, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on February 25, 1987.
In August 1992, Radio Talladega, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to James H. Jacobs, Jr., and Laura A. Jacobs, the equal co-owners of Jacobs Broadcast Group, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on September 16, 1992, and the transaction was consummated on September 30, 1992.
The station was assigned the current WTDR call letters by the FCC on October 25, 2000
. The station flipped from country music
to a classic country
format on January 5, 2009. Less than a year later, however, Thunder began to add country music back into its playlist.
. The station's effective radiated power
would be reduced to 250 watt
s but the antenna would be raised to a height above average terrain
of 481.2 meters (1579 feet) on the tower currently used by television station
WCIQ located at 33°29'06"N, 85°48'32"W, on the top of Mount Cheaha, the highest point in the state of Alabama. This permit expired on November 16, 2008, with the move not yet completed but on November 24, 2008, the station applied for an identical construction permit. That application was approved on January 29, 2009, and the new construction permit is scheduled to expire on January 29, 2012.
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
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Talladega, Alabama
Talladega, Alabama
Talladega is a city in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 15,143. The city is the county seat of Talladega County. Talladega is approximately 50 miles east of Birmingham, Alabama....
, USA. The station is owned by Jacobs Broadcast Group, Inc. It airs a combination classic country
Classic country
Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades.This genre generally follows one of two formats: those specializing in hits from the 1920s through the early 1970s, and focus primarily on innovators and artists from country music's Golden...
and country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format.
History
New FM station WHTB Stereo 93 began broadcasting with 250 wattWatt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s of effective radiated power
Effective radiated power
In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
at 92.7 MHz on November 10, 1972
1972 in radio
The year 1972 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:*Bill and Becky Ann Stewart sell WPBC and WPBC-FM, both of Richfield, Minnesota, to Fairchild Industries. Later that year, both stations become WYOO....
. The station was launched under the ownership of Jimmy E. Woodward. On April 1, 1985
1985 in radio
The year 1985 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:*January 1 - CKLW Windsor, Ontario adopts the Music of Your Life format.*March 28 - A Roger Waters concert is broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall...
, the station was assigned the call letters WEYY-FM (to match former AM sister station WEYY, now known as WVOK
WVOK (AM)
WVOK is a radio station broadcasting the True Oldies Channel satellite music format. Licensed to Oxford, Alabama, USA, the station serves the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Area. The station is currently owned by Woodard Broadcasting Company, Inc....
) by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
.
In February 1987, Woodard Broadcasting Company owner Jimmy E. Woodard agreed to sell WEYY-FM to Radio Talladega, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on February 25, 1987.
In August 1992, Radio Talladega, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to James H. Jacobs, Jr., and Laura A. Jacobs, the equal co-owners of Jacobs Broadcast Group, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on September 16, 1992, and the transaction was consummated on September 30, 1992.
The station was assigned the current WTDR call letters by the FCC on October 25, 2000
2000 in radio
The year 2000 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:*The Real Radio & Century Radio networks become active on - air, through the United Kingdom....
. The station flipped from country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
to a classic country
Classic country
Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades.This genre generally follows one of two formats: those specializing in hits from the 1920s through the early 1970s, and focus primarily on innovators and artists from country music's Golden...
format on January 5, 2009. Less than a year later, however, Thunder began to add country music back into its playlist.
Construction permit
On November 16, 2005, the station was granted a construction permit to change the station's community of license to Munford, AlabamaMunford, Alabama
Munford is a town in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,446...
. The station's effective radiated power
Effective radiated power
In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
would be reduced to 250 watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s but the antenna would be raised to a height above average terrain
Height above average terrain
Height above average terrain is used extensively in FM radio and television, as it is actually much more important than effective radiated power in determining the range of broadcasts...
of 481.2 meters (1579 feet) on the tower currently used by television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
WCIQ located at 33°29'06"N, 85°48'32"W, on the top of Mount Cheaha, the highest point in the state of Alabama. This permit expired on November 16, 2008, with the move not yet completed but on November 24, 2008, the station applied for an identical construction permit. That application was approved on January 29, 2009, and the new construction permit is scheduled to expire on January 29, 2012.