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| Broadcast area | Birmingham metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 102.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 102.5 The Bull |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Subchannels | HD2: Black Information Network (Black-oriented news) HD3: Oldies 101.5 WJLX (Oldies) |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
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| WERC, WERC-FM, WMJJ, WQEN | |
| History | |
First air date | March 28, 1962 (as WWWB-FM Jasper) |
Former call signs | WWWB-FM (1962–1986) WZBQ (1986–1987) WZBQ-FM (1987–1994) WOWC (1994–1999) |
Call sign meaning | W DiXie Birmingham (previous name, Dixie 102.5)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 2114 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 90,000 watts |
| HAAT | 313 meters (1,027 ft) |
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| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live HD2: Listen Live HD3: Listen live |
| Website | 1025thebull.iheart.com HD2: birmingham.binnews.com HD3: wjlx1015.com |
WDXB (102.5 FM) is a country music formatted radio station licensed to Pelham, Alabama, and serving the Birmingham metropolitan area and north-central Alabama. The radio studios and offices are at Beacon Ridge Tower in Birmingham (near Red Mountain). The station calls itself "102.5 The Bull" and is owned by San Antonio–based iHeartMedia
WDXB has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 90,000 watts. The transmitter is in Red Mountain Park in Southwest Birmingham, off Venice Road.[3] WDXB broadcasts using HD Radio technology. The HD-2 digital subchannel carries iHeart's Black Information Network which is fed by 225 watt FM translator W224CK at 92.7 MHz in Vestavia Hills.[4]
- ^ Nelson, Bob (2008-10-18). "Call Letter Origins". The Broadcast Archive. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDXB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WDXB
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/W224CK