WPYA

For the Chesapeake, Virginia, radio station that held the call sign WPYA at 93.7 FM from 2004 to 2009, see WNOB.

WPYA
Broadcast areaBirmingham, Alabama
Frequency97.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingToday's Hits 97.3
Programming
FormatTop 40 (CHR)
SubchannelsHD2: Birmingham Mountain Radio (Adult album alternative)
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1998 (26 years ago) (1998) (as WEDA)
Former call signs
  • WEDA (1998–1999)
  • WRLR (1999–2001)
  • WODL (2001–2004)
  • WNCB (2004–2011)
  • WZNN (2011–2013)
  • WEZZ-FM (2013–2016)[1]
Call sign meaning
"Play Alabama" (Portmanteau of former branding)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID71417
ClassC2
ERP6,200 watts
HAAT404 meters (1,325 ft)
Translator(s)HD2: 107.3 W297BF (Birmingham)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.973hits.com

WPYA (97.3 FM) is an American radio station licensed to Gardendale, a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, United States. It is owned by SummitMedia. It airs a top 40 (CHR) format. It shares studios with six other sister stations in the Cahaba neighborhood in far southeast Birmingham, and the transmitter is based atop Red Mountain.

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  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPYA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.