WYDE-FM

WYDE-FM
Simulcasts WYDE (AM) Birmingham
Broadcast areaBirmingham, Alabama
Frequency92.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Programming
FormatInspirational music
Ownership
Owner
WDJC-FM, WXJC, WXJC-FM, WYDE
History
First air date
1997 (27 years ago) (1997) (as WZJT)
Former call signs
WZJT (1997–2000)
WQOP-FM (2000-04)
WXJC-FM (2004–2006)
WPHC (2006–2007)
WXJC-FM (2007–2018)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID74245
ClassA
ERP2,200 watts
HAAT167 meters (548 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
33°38′55″N 87°9′19″W / 33.64861°N 87.15528°W / 33.64861; -87.15528
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewyderadio.com

WYDE-FM (92.5 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting an inspirational music format.[3] Licensed to Cordova, Alabama, United States, the station serves the Birmingham, area. To compensate for its weak signal over much of the eastern and southern parts of the Birmingham metropolitan area, the station is simulcast on 1260 AM (which is all-digital). The station is licensed to Kimtron, Inc. and owned by Crawford Broadcasting.[4]

The station was assigned the WXJC-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on July 9, 2007.[1]

The station, broadcasting at 92.5 FM, is owned by Crawford Broadcasting. Other stations in the Birmingham market that Crawford owns include WDJC-FM (93.7), WXJC-FM (101.1), WXJC (850), and WYDE (1260). The transmitter for WYDE-FM is located in southeastern Walker County near the border with Jefferson County, about 35 miles northwest of downtown Birmingham, and its studios are located in Homewood.

  1. ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WYDE-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. ^ "WYDE-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.