WACT
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| Frequency | 1420kHz(HD Radio) |
|---|---|
| Branding | 96.9 My FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WRTR,WTXT,WZBQ | |
| History | |
First air date | September1958 |
Former call signs | WACT (1958–2008) WENN (2008–2009)[1] |
Call signmeaning | WAlabamaCrimsonTide[2] |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 48643 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000watts(day) 108 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°10′30″N87°33′18″W/ 33.17500°N 87.55500°W |
| Translator(s) | 96.9 W245BR (Tuscaloosa) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 969myfm.iheart.com |
WACT(1420AM,"96.9 My FM" ) is aradio stationlicensedto serveTuscaloosa, Alabama,United States. The station, founded in1958,is currently owned byiHeartMedia, Inc.and the license is held by iHM Licenses, LLC.
Programming
[edit]WACT broadcasts anadult contemporaryformat.[4]WACT also broadcasts games of theAtlanta Braves,from thatMajor League Baseballteam's region-wideradio network.
Notable former weekday programs included a local morning show hosted by Steve Shannon and Leah Brandon as well as a regional afternoon talk show hosted by Dominick Brascia. Syndicated programming on WACT once included shows hosted byRick and Bubba,Michael Savage,Clark Howard,andPhil Hendrie.
On April 5, 2018, MYFM started airing nationally syndicated,The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show.
History
[edit]WACT signed on the air in 1958 as an AM only, but in 1964 added 105.5 WACT FM. Clyde Price founded the stations under New South Radio, Inc. He owned and worked on-air WACT until his retirement in 1993. He was relieved as morning man by his oldest son Wally Price, who has been a personality in Tuscaloosa radio since the early 1970s. Price began his career at WKUL in Cullman, AL. He graduated from the University of Alabama School of Communication in 1952. WACT AM/FM was family-owned for forty years. Known asWACTfor 50 years from September 1958 to September 2008, the station was assigned the call lettersWENNby theFederal Communications Commissionon September 18, 2008.[1]The station aired asportsformat as "1420 The Tusk".
TheWACTcallsign was restored on February 25, 2009.[1]This change accompanied a change to a news/talk format and rebranding as "News Radio 1420".
On October 29, 2012 WACT changed their format to comedy, branded as "Comedy 1420".
On August 11, 2014 WACT changed their format to urban gospel, branded as "Hallelujah 1420".
In March 2015 WACT changed their format to adult contemporary, branded as "96.9 My FM" (simulcast on FM translator W245BR 96.9 FM Tuscaloosa).
References
[edit]- ^abc"Call Sign History".FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^Nelson, Bob (February 1, 2009)."Call Letter Origins".The Broadcast Archive.RetrievedMarch 2,2009.
- ^"Facility Technical Data for WACT".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"Station Information Profile".Arbitron.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 48643 (WACT)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WACTinNielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 72709 (W245BR)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- W245BRat FCCdata.org