WJLD

WJLD
Broadcast areaBirmingham, Alabama
Frequency1400 kHz (HD Radio)
BrandingAM 1400
Programming
FormatUrban Oldies and Blues
Ownership
Owner
  • Gary Richardson
  • (Richardson Broadcasting Corporation)
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History
First air date
April 19, 1942
Call sign meaning
W J. L. Doss (original owner of the station)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID56299
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
33°28′26″N 86°53′01″W / 33.47389°N 86.88361°W / 33.47389; -86.88361
Translator(s)94.1 W231DE (Birmingham)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewjldradio.com

WJLD (1400 AM) is a radio station licensed to Fairfield, Alabama, that serves most of the Birmingham metropolitan area. The station offers talk and music programming targeted towards African-American listeners, including a mixture of locally originated talk programming and urban oldies music. The station is owned by Richardson Broadcasting Corporation, a company based in Birmingham. Richardson Broadcasting Corporation also owns WAYE 1220 AM in Birmingham, Alabama and has construction permits for low power television stations in Dothan, Montgomery and Selma Alabama. The station's studios and transmitter are located separately in Southwest Birmingham.

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