WLPR (AM)

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WLPR

| logo = Logo-wlpr960.png

| city = Prichard, Alabama

| area = Mobile, Alabama

| branding =

| airdate = 1986

| frequency = 960 kHz

| format = Southern Gospel

| power = 6,000 watts (day)
32 watts (night)

| class = D

| facility_id = 24454

| coordinates = {{coord|30|45|50|N|88|06|36|W|region:US_type:city}}

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns = WGRR (1983–1989)

| owner = Goforth Media, Inc.

| licensee =

| sister_stations = WBHY, WBHY-FM

| translators = {{ubl

|{{Radio Relay|93.3|W227DA|Mobile}}

|{{Radio Relay|106.9|W295BB|Daphne}}

}}

| webcast =

| website = {{URL|https://www.goforth.org/WLPR960}}

| affiliations = Salem Communications

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WLPR (960 AM, "Solid Gospel 960 AM") is a radio station licensed to serve Prichard, Alabama, United States. The station is owned by Goforth Media, Inc.

WLPR broadcasts a Southern Gospel music format to the Mobile, Alabama, area.{{cite web |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/station_information.htm |title=Station Information Profile}} The station features programming from Salem Communications.

History

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on July 29, 1983.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BP-20613) |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1071 |date=July 29, 1983}} The new station was assigned the call letters WGRR by the FCC on October 11, 1983.{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=24454&Callsign=WLPR |publisher=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}} WGRR received its license to cover from the FCC on February 27, 1987.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BL-19861126AA) |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=95222 |date=February 27, 1987}}

The station had the FCC change its callsign to the current WLPR call letters on April 1, 1989.

In January 1994, Mobile Broadcast Service, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Goforth Media, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on April 11, 1994, and the transaction was consummated on July 7, 1994.{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BAL-19940114EA) |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=193860 |date=July 7, 1994}}

References

External links

LPR (AM)

Category:Southern Gospel radio stations in the United States

Category:Radio stations established in 1986

Category:Mobile County, Alabama

Category:1986 establishments in Alabama

LPR (AM)