WLPR (AM)
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| City of license | Prichard, Alabama |
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| Broadcast area | Mobile, Alabama |
| Slogan | "Solid Gospel 960 AM" |
| Frequency | 960 kHz |
| First air date | 1986 |
| Format | Southern Gospel |
| Power | 6,000 watts (day) 32 watts (night) |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 24454 |
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| Former callsigns | WGRR (1983-1989)[1] |
| Affiliations | Salem Communications |
| Owner | Goforth Media, Inc. |
| Sister stations | WBHY, WBHY-FM |
| Website | WLPR Online |
WLPR (960 AM, "Solid Gospel 960 AM") is a radio station licensed to serve Prichard, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by Goforth Media, Inc.
WLPR broadcasts a Southern Gospel music format to the Mobile, Alabama, area.[2] The station features programming from Salem Communications.
History
This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on July 29, 1983.[3] The new station was assigned the call letters WGRR by the FCC on October 11, 1983.[1] WGRR received its license to cover from the FCC on February 27, 1987.[4]
The station had the FCC change its callsign to the current WLPR call letters on April 1, 1989.[1]
In January 1994, Mobile Broadcast Service, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Goforth Media, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on April 11, 1994, and the transaction was consummated on July 7, 1994.[5]
References
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External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WLPR
- Radio-Locator Information on WLPR
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WLPR
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