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WKGA
Broadcast areaLake Martin
Frequency97.5MHz
BrandingKowaliga Country
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
OwnerLake Broadcasting, Inc.
History
First air date
1991
Former call signs
WSSY-FM (1990–2004)
WKGA (6/15/04-6/22/04)
WZLM (2004–2007)[1]
Call signmeaning
KoWaliGA
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID64557
ClassA
ERP5,100watts
HAAT108 meters (354 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
33°01′42″N85°59′23″W/ 33.02833°N 85.98972°W/33.02833; -85.98972
Links
Public license information
Websitewkga975

WKGA(97.5FM,"Kowaliga Country" ) is aradio stationlicensedto serveGoodwater, Alabama,United States. The station, established in 1991 as WSSY-FM, is currently owned and operated by Lake Broadcasting, Inc.

Programming

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WKGA is based inAlexander City, Alabama,and broadcasts acountry musicformat.[3]The station's owner andgeneral manageris John F. Kennedy. Weekday disc jockeys, mornings David and Moon, mid-days, Steve Cubbie Culberson and on afternoon drive Jay Jeffcoat. Notable weekend hosts include Ronnie Betts on the Sunday morningGospel Jubilee.In addition to its music programming, the station broadcasts,Auburn Tigers footballgames, and flagship station for al AHSAA radio network statewide broadcasts.

History

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This station received its originalconstruction permitfrom theFederal Communications Commissionon May 16,1989.[4]The permit was for a new facility inTalladega, Alabama,broadcasting at 97.5MHzwith 3,000wattsofeffective radiated powerfrom a tower 44 meters inheight above average terrain.In December 1989, this was modified to lower the power to 910 watts but raise the antenna to 175 meters above the average terrain.[5]The new station was assigned the call lettersWSSY-FMby the FCC on February 21, 1990.[1]On that same day, permit holder Allan G. Stroh filed with the FCC to assign the permit to his Stroh Communications Corp. The transfer was approved by the FCC on March 20, 1990, and the transaction was consummated on April 23, 1990.[6]

WSSY-FM received itslicense to coverfrom the FCC on March 5, 1991.[7]In May 1991, Stroh Communications Corp. reached an agreement to sell this station to Talladega Broadcast Partners, Ltd. The deal was approved by the FCC on June 4, 1991, and the transaction was consummated on the same day.[8]

In October 1997, Talladega Broadcast Partners, Ltd., reached an agreement to sell this station to Williamson Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on November 28, 1997, and the transaction was consummated on January 28, 1998.[9]The station received a new construction permit in February 2001 to increase its ERP to 2,000 watts and, after the new transmitter was installed and tested, was licensed to operate at that power in October 2001.[10]

In January 2003, Williamson Broadcasting, Inc. (Douglas A. Williamson, president) reached an agreement to sell this station to Great South RFDC, LLC (Paul Scott Alexander, managing member) for a reported sale price of $1.25 million.[11]The deal was approved by the FCC on March 14, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on March 24, 2003.[12]In March 2003, the station received another construction permit, this time to increase ERP to the current 5,100 watts and change itscommunity of licensetoGoodwater, Alabama,as of July 2003.[13]

On June 15, 2004, the station had the FCC change its callsign toWKGAbut this would prove short-lived as they applied on June 22, 2004, to change it again, this time toWZLM.[1]

In December 2006, Great South RFDC, LLC, applied to the FCC to transfer this license for station and five other co-owned stations to Great South Wireless, LLC, as part of a corporate restructuring.[14]The transfer was approved by the FCC on February 9, 2007, and the transaction was consummated on February 12, 2007.[15]At the time of the transfer, WZLM was airing anadult contemporarymusic format[14]

On June 21, 2007, Great South Wireless, LLC, contracted to sell this station to Lake Broadcasting, Inc., for a reported $385,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on August 30, 2007, and the transaction was consummated on November 21, 2007.[16]On November 27, 2007, the new owners applied to the FCC for new call lettersWKGAto complete a swap of format and branding with thecountry musicplaying former sister station.[1]

References

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  1. ^abcd"Call Sign History".FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ^"Facility Technical Data for WKGA".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^"Station Information Profile".Arbitron.
  4. ^"Application Search Details (BPH-19880706MA)".FCC Media Bureau. May 16, 1989.
  5. ^"Application Search Details (BMPH-19890627IC)".FCC Media Bureau. December 6, 1989.
  6. ^"Application Search Details (BAPH-19900221GH)".FCC Media Bureau. April 23, 1990.
  7. ^"Application Search Details (BLH-19900424KF)".FCC Media Bureau. March 5, 1991.
  8. ^"Application Search Details (BALH-19910515GJ)".FCC Media Bureau. June 4, 1991.
  9. ^"Application Search Details (BALH-19971014GE)".FCC Media Bureau. January 28, 1998.
  10. ^"Application Search Details (BPH-19990211IA)".FCC Media Bureau. February 13, 2001.
  11. ^"Changing Hands - 2/10/2003".Broadcasting & Cable.February 10, 2003.
  12. ^"Application Search Details (BALH-20030107AAW)".FCC Media Bureau. March 24, 2003.
  13. ^"Application Search Details (BPH-20030821AGM)".FCC Media Bureau. March 12, 2004.
  14. ^ab"Deals - 1/29/2007".Broadcasting & Cable.January 29, 2007.
  15. ^"Application Search Details (BALH-20061221ACR)".FCC Media Bureau. February 12, 2007.
  16. ^"Application Search Details (BALH-20070711AFT)".FCC Media Bureau. November 21, 2007.
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