WTDR-FM
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| City of license | Talladega, Alabama |
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| Broadcast area | Talladega County, Alabama |
| Branding | Thunder 92.7 |
| Slogan | "Bama's Better Country" |
| Frequency | 92.7 MHz |
| First air date | November 10, 1972 |
| Format | Country Music / Classic Country |
| ERP | 2,600 watts |
| HAAT | 154 meters (505 feet) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 29722 |
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| Callsign meaning | ThunDeR[1] |
| Former callsigns | WHTB (1972-1985)[2] WEYY-FM (1985-2000)[3] WTDR (2000-2012) |
| Owner | Jeff Beck (The Jeff Beck Broadcasting Group, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WFZX, WTDR, WGAD, WWGC |
| Website | wtdrthunder.com |
WTDR-FM (92.7 FM, "Thunder 92.7") is a radio station licensed to serve Talladega, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by Jeff Beck, through licensee The Jeff Beck Broadcasting Group, LLC. It airs a combination classic country and country music format.[4]
History
New FM station WHTB Stereo 93 began broadcasting with 250 watts of effective radiated power at 92.7 MHz on November 10, 1972.[2] The station was launched under the ownership of Jimmy E. Woodward. On April 1, 1985, the station was assigned the call letters WEYY-FM (to match former AM sister station WEYY, now known as WVOK) by the Federal Communications Commission.[3]
In February 1987, Woodard Broadcasting Company owner Jimmy E. Woodard agreed to sell WEYY-FM to Radio Talladega, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on February 25, 1987.[5]
In August 1992, Radio Talladega, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to James H. Jacobs, Jr., and Laura A. Jacobs, the equal co-owners of Jacobs Broadcast Group, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on September 16, 1992, and the transaction was consummated on September 30, 1992.[6]
The station was assigned the WTDR call letters by the FCC on October 25, 2000.[3] The station flipped from country music to a classic country format on January 5, 2009. Less than a year later, however, Thunder began to add country music back into its playlist.
On September, 5 2012, WTDR, along with its sister station WFZX, were sold to Jeff Beck, owner of The Jeff Beck Broadcasting Group, LLC.[7] On September 12, 2012, the station's call sign was changed to WTDR-FM. The sale of the two stations to Beck was consummated on January 3, 2012, at a purchase price of $745,000.
Construction permit
On November 16, 2005, the station was granted a construction permit to change the station's community of license to Munford, Alabama. The station's effective radiated power would be reduced to 250 watts but the antenna would be raised to a height above average terrain of 481.2 meters (1579 feet) on the tower currently used by television station WCIQ located at 33°29'06"N, 85°48'32"W, on the top of Mount Cheaha, the highest point in the state of Alabama.[8] This permit expired on November 16, 2008 with the move not yet completed, but on November 24, 2008, the station applied for an identical construction permit.[9] That application was approved on January 29, 2009 and expired on January 29, 2012 with no action having been taken by the station.[9]
References
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