WALX
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WALX
| logo =
| city = Orrville, Alabama
| area = Selma, Alabama
| branding = ALEX-FM
| frequency = 100.9 MHz {{HD Radio}}
| translator = {{Radio Relay|96.3|W242BW|Selma}}
{{Radio Relay|101.5|W268BQ|Selma|HD2}}
| airdate = 1974
| format = Classic hits
| subchannels = HD2: Classic country "Kix 101.5"
| erp = 50,000 watts
| haat = 150 meters (492 feet)
| class = C2
| facility_id = 950
| coordinates = {{coord|32|21|40|N|86|52|28|W}}
| callsign_meaning = ALeXander Broadcasting{{cite web |title=Call Letter Origins |url=http://nelson.oldradio.com/origins.call-list.html |publisher=The Broadcast Archive |last=Nelson |first=Bob |date=2008-10-18 |accessdate=2008-10-31}}
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations =
| owner = Scott Communications, Inc.
| licensee =
| sister_stations = WJAM, WMRK-FM
| webcast =
| website = [http://walxradio.com walxradio.com]
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WALX (100.9 FM, "ALEX-FM") is a classic hits music formatted radio station licensed to Orrville, Alabama, and serving the Selma, Alabama, market.{{cite news |work=Montgomery Advertiser |title=Longtime radio host dies at 83 |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-17742828_ITM |date=2005-02-28 |first=Alvin |last=Benn}} The station is owned by Scott Communications, Inc.
Programming
WALX airs The Rick and Bubba Show Sunday-Friday mornings, Getting Outdoors with Big Daddy Lawler Saturday mornings, Todd Prater on mid-days, and The Paul Finebaum Network each weekday afternoon. On March 23, 2009, the station flipped from Top 40-oriented "Lazer 101" to a classic hits format branded as "ALEX-FM".{{cite news |first=Caleb R. |last=Johnson |work=Selma Times-Journal |title=Radio station switches format |url=http://www.selmatimesjournal.com/news/2009/mar/22/radio-station-switches-format/ |date=March 22, 2009}}
In addition to its usual music programming, WALX formerly broadcast the high school football games of Montgomery, Alabama's Saint James School starting with the 2008 season.{{cite news |work=Montgomery Advertiser |title=MEDIA WATCH: Stallings' son never met a day he didn't love |url=http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080803/SPORTS/808030309/1002/SPORTS |date=2008-08-03 |first=Mike |last=Tankersley}}{{cite press release |work=Saint James School |title=Saint James Football on WALX 100.9 FM - LAZER 101 |url=http://www.stjtrojans.com/footballwalxbroadcast.htm}} These games had previously aired on WACV (1170 AM).
Station relocation
On April 27, 2006, the station was granted a construction permit by the Federal Communications Commission to change its community of license from Selma to Orrville, Alabama. On February 10, 2009, the station was granted a license to cover for the change.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1290723 |title=Application Search Details (BLH-20090130AAJ) |date=February 10, 2009}} Just over a week later, on February 18, 2009, the station applied to relocate again, this time to Valley Grande, Alabama.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1290716 |title=Application Search Details (BPH-20090217AFB) |date=February 18, 2009}}
References
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External links
- {{FM station data|742375|WALX}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|150072|W242BW}}
- {{FXL|W242BW}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|148352|W268BQ}}
- {{FXL|W268BQ}}
{{Montgomery Radio}}
{{Classic Hits Radio Stations in Alabama}}
Category:Classic hits radio stations in the United States