WTDR-FM

WTDR-FM

City	Talladega, Alabama
Broadcast area	Talladega County, Alabama
Branding	Thunder 92.7
Slogan	"Bama's Better Country"
Frequency	92.7 MHz
First air date	November 10, 1972
Format	Country Music / Classic Country
ERP	2,600 watts
HAAT	154 meters (505 feet)
Class	A
Facility ID	29722
Transmitter coordinates	33°29′12″N 85°59′15″W / 33.48667°N 85.98750°W / 33.48667; -85.98750
Callsign meaning	ThunDeR^[1]
Former callsigns	WHTB (1972-1985)^[2] WEYY-FM (1985-2000)^[3] WTDR (2000-2012)
Owner	Jeff Beck (The Jeff Beck Broadcasting Group, LLC)
Sister stations	WFZX, WTDR, WGAD, WWGC
Website	wtdrthunder.com

WTDR-FM (92.7 FM, "Thunder 92.7") is a radio station licensed to serve Talladega, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by Jeff Beck, through licensee The Jeff Beck Broadcasting Group, LLC. It airs a combination classic country and country music format.^[4]

History

New FM station WHTB Stereo 93 began broadcasting with 250 watts of effective radiated power at 92.7 MHz on November 10, 1972.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

The station was assigned the WTDR call letters by the FCC on October 25, 2000.^[3] 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.

On September, 5 2012, WTDR, along with its sister station WFZX, were sold to Jeff Beck, owner of The Jeff Beck Broadcasting Group, LLC.^[7] On September 12, 2012, the station's call sign was changed to WTDR-FM. The sale of the two stations to Beck was consummated on January 3, 2012, at a purchase price of $745,000.

Construction permit

On November 16, 2005, the station was granted a construction permit to change the station's community of license to Munford, Alabama. The station's effective radiated power would be reduced to 250 watts 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.^[8] 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.^[9] That application was approved on January 29, 2009 and expired on January 29, 2012 with no action having been taken by the station.^[9]

References

↑ Nelson, Bob (2008-10-18). "Call Letter Origins". The Broadcast Archive. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
1 2 "The Facilities of Radio". 1974 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1974. p. B-9.
1 2 3 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
↑ "Application Search Details (BALH-19870203HL)". FCC Media Bureau. February 25, 1987.
↑ "Application Search Details (BALH-19920803HK)". FCC Media Bureau. September 30, 1992.
↑ http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/110136/alabama-stations-change-hands
↑ "NGS Data Sheet for Cheaha Mountain". U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
1 2 "Application Search Details (BPH-20081120AGV)". FCC Media Bureau. November 24, 2008.

External links

WTDR official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WTDR

Radio-Locator information on WTDR

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WTDR

Radio stations serving the Anniston, Alabama market

by FM frequency	88.3 89.1 90.7 91.3 91.7 91.9 92.7 95.5 97.9 98.3 100.7 105.9

by AM frequency	780 990 1120 1290 1340 1390 1450 1490 1580

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.475

by call sign	KIH58 WCKF WDNG WEIS WFEB WFXO WFZX WGRW WHMA WHMA-FM WHOG WJCK WKLS WKNG-FM WLJS-FM WPIL WTBJ WTDR-FM WVOK WVOK-FM WYEA WZZX

Defunct	WPPT (1230 AM)

Alabama radio markets Birmingham Dothan Florence-Muscle Shoals Huntsville Mobile Montgomery Tuscaloosa Other Alabama radio regions Anniston Auburn Columbus, Georgia Gadsden Meridian, Mississippi See also List of radio stations in Alabama

Country radio stations in the state of Alabama

Stations	WAAO-FM – Andalusia WALQ - Carrville WAMI-FM – Opp WBAM-FM – Montgomery WBMH – Grove Hill WBZR-FM – Atmore WCKA – Jacksonville WCKF – Ashland WDJR – Hartford WDRM – Decatur WDXB – Pelham/Birmingham WDXX – Selma WECB – Headland WEIS – Centre WELB – Elba WELR-FM – Roanoke WERH-FM – Hamilton WFFN – Coaling/Tuscaloosa WFHK – Pell City WFMH-FM – Hackleburg WGOL – Russellville WHMA-FM – Hobson City WHSL – Lisman WINL – Linden WIXI – Jasper WJDB-FM – Thomasville WKDG – Sumiton WKEA-FM – Scottsboro WKGA – Goodwater WKKR – Auburn WKNU – Brewton WKSJ-FM – Mobile WKUL – Cullman WLAY-FM – Littleville WLDX – Fayette WLMA - Alexander City WLWI-FM – Montgomery WOPP – Opp WPIL – Heflin WPPG – Repton WQAH-FM – Addison WQSB – Albertville WQSI – Tuskegee WQZX – Greenville WRAB – Arab WRLD - Valley/Columbus, GA WRMG – Red Bay WSMX-FM – Goshen WSTH-FM – Alexander City WTBC – Tuscaloosa WTDR – Gadsden WTDR-FM – Talladega WTID – Thomaston WTVY-FM – Dothan WTWX-FM – Guntersville WTXT – Fayette/Tuscaloosa WVSA – Vernon WVVL – Elba WWFF – New Market/Huntsville WWIC – Scottsboro WXFL – Florence WZOB – Fort Payne WZZK-FM – Birmingham

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Alabama

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