WERH-FM

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WERH-FM
Frequency 92.1 MHz
Programming
Format Defunct (was Country)
Ownership
OwnerKate F. Fite
WERH (AM)
History
First air date
1950
Last air date
May 1, 2017
Call sign meaning
"Where Entertainment Rates High" [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 33473
Class A
ERP 3,000 watts
HAAT 37 meters (121 feet)
Links
Public license information

WERH-FM (92.1 FM, "Country 92.1") was a radio station broadcasting a country music format. [3] Formerly licensed to Hamilton, Alabama, United States, the station was licensed to Kate F. Fite. [4]

Although Kate F. Fite was still listed as the station's licensee in the FCC database, she died on June 15, 2001, [5] and the station's December 2003 license renewal application listed the licensee as "Kate F. Fite (deceased), Martha H. Fowler, & Megan Summerford." [6]

The station was assigned the WERH-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on December 8, 1978. [7]

On Monday, May 1, 2017, at 10:35 a.m., WERH-FM played its last song; "Abba Dabba Honeymoon", which is the first song the station played when it went on the air in 1950. The FCC cancelled the station's license on March 12, 2019, due to the station having been silent since signing off in 2017.

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References

  1. "FM History Profile: WERH". Alabama Broadcast Media Page. Retrieved October 21, 2008.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for WERH-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. "WERH-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  5. "Search Results". Social Security Death Index. Retrieved October 21, 2008.
  6. "Application Search Details (BRH-20031208BLR)". FCC Media Bureau. March 26, 2004. Retrieved October 21, 2008.
  7. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.