| Broadcast area | Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 105.9 MHz |
| Branding | Talk Radio 105.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio Fox Sports Radio NBC News Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WACT, WTXT, WZBQ | |
| History | |
First air date | 1966 (as WACT-FM at 105.5) |
Former call signs | WACT-FM (1966–1997) |
Former frequencies | 105.5 MHz (1966–2005) |
Call sign meaning | W Roll Tide Roll |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 48645 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 82 meters (269 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°14′17″N 87°29′06″W / 33.23806°N 87.48500°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | talkradio1059.iheart.com |
WRTR (105.9 FM, "Talk Radio 105.9") is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk radio format.[2] Licensed to Brookwood, Alabama, United States, the station serves the Tuscaloosa area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and the broadcast license is held by iHM Licenses, LLC.[3] The station has studios located on 11th Street in Downtown Tuscaloosa, while its transmitter is located on 40th Avenue.
The station started life as WACT-FM, and changed its call letters to the current WRTR-FM on March 31, 1997.
WRTR was known as "Tuscaloosa's Rock Station" and is the home of The Bob and Tom Show in West Alabama. Popular radio host Joe Elvis has hosted Afternoon Drive since 2002 and The Wild Bill Show airs every weeknight.
On May 4, 2009, WRTR changed their format to news/talk, simulcasting WACT (1420 AM), branded as "Talk Radio 105.9". Overnight, the station broadcasts the syndicated Coast to Coast AM hosted by George Noory.[4]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRTR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WRTR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- ^ "Alabama Affiliates". Coast to Coast AM. Retrieved December 31, 2011.