WKUL

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WKUL
WKULlogo.png
Broadcast area Cullman, Alabama
Frequency 92.1 MHz
BrandingCountry K-92
Programming
Format Country/Talk/Sports
HD2: Christian music "Praise 97.9"
Affiliations FOX News, Atlanta Braves, FOX Sports
Ownership
OwnerJonathan Christian Corp.
History
First air date
September 1967 (as WKLN)
Former call signs
WKLN (1967-1982) [1]
WKLN-FM (1982-1988) [2]
Call sign meaning
"K"ULlman [3]
Technical information
Facility ID 31933
Class A
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 100 meters (328 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
 34°11′41″N86°43′52″W / 34.19472°N 86.73111°W / 34.19472; -86.73111
Translator(s) 98.3 W252EK (Cullman, relays HD2)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Website wkul.com 979praisefm.com (HD2)

WKUL (92.1 FM, "Country K-92") is a radio station licensed to serve Cullman, Alabama. The station is owned by Jonathan Christian Corp.

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Programming

WKUL airs a full-service country music format [1] plus some talk radio programming, most notably Rush Limbaugh. [4] Programming includes Crook and Chase Country Countdown, Tracy Lawrence "Honky Tonkin", The Trading Post, Taste of Country Nights, Big D and Bubba in The Morning, Tiger Talk, New Music Nashville, Nashville Music Minuet, Tight Lines with Sammy Lee, Gaither Homecoming Radio and Around The Campfire with Ed and Terry (Nominated for 2016 Radio Program of the Year by the WMA[ citation needed ]). News programming Includes Fox News, ARN News and local news. Sports programming includes Auburn University Sports and Atlanta Braves Baseball. [5] The station also airs local high school football games each autumn. High school and Wallace State Community College basketball is broadcast in the winter months. Throughout the year, WKUL-FM broadcasts at a wide variety of live remotes as well. Since the 1980s, WKUL has become famous for its live coverage of severe weather.[ citation needed ]

History

Current WKUL logo WKUL logo.jpg
Current WKUL logo

Originally known as WKLN, this station signed on in September 1967 at 92.1 MHz with 3,000 watts of effective radiated power under the ownership of Kenneth E. Lawrence. [6] In the late 1970s, WKLN was sold to the Jonathan Christian Corporation, run by Jeffrey Liebensberger and Robert Haa. [7] The station shifted to callsign WKLN-FM on January 21, 1982. [2]

In April 1980, Robert Conrad Haa agreed to sell control of station licensee Jonathan Christian Corporation to Donald Houston Mosley. The deal was approved by the Federal Communications Commission on July 7, 1980. [8]

The station was assigned the current WKUL call letters by the FCC on February 1, 1988. [2] The WKUL callsign originally entered the Cullman market when 1340 AM (now WFMH) went on the air on October 1, 1946. [9]

In November 2006, Don Mosley made a deal to sell his controlling interest in Jonathan Christian Corporation, the licensee for this station, to Ron Mosley. [10] The deal was approved by the FCC on December 28, 2006, and the transaction was consummated on March 1, 2007. [11] At the conclusion of this deal, Ron Mosley owned 100% of the shares in Jonathan Christian Corp. [10]

In the spring of 2017, the station added an HD signal and launched a gospel music format via translator W250BM (now W252EK) in Cullman, as "Praise 97.9". (Taken from Alabama Broadcast Media Page)

On-air personalities

Past personalities

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References

  1. 1 2 "Alabama FM History Profile: WKUL". Alabama Broadcast Media Page.
  2. 1 2 3 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  3. ↑ Nelson, Bob (2008-10-18). "Call Letter Origins". The Broadcast Archive. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  4. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  5. ↑ "America's Grand Ole Opry Weekend". Opry.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2009. Retrieved April 14, 2009.
  6. ↑ "The Facilities of Radio". 1969 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1969. p. B-5.
  7. ↑ "The Facilities of Radio". 1979 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1979. p. C-3.
  8. ↑ "Application Search Details (BTCH-19820405HE)". FCC Media Bureau. July 7, 1982.
  9. ↑ "WKUL On The Air (ad)". The Cullman Banner. September 26, 1946.
  10. 1 2 "Deals - 1/29/2007". Broadcasting & Cable. January 29, 2007.
  11. ↑ "Application Search Details (BTCH-20061030ANX)". FCC Media Bureau. March 1, 2007.
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