Alabama Public Radio

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Alabama Public Radio
Radio station
Program type News & Talk and Music
reception FM terrestrial
web radio
Reception area Tuscaloosa United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
Start of transmission
Broadcaster Alabama Public Radio
List of radio stations

Alabama Public Radio (APR) is the public broadcaster of the US state Alabama , based in Tuscaloosa . APR consists of a network of four stations and with them supplies the western half of the state of Alabama with a program offering consisting of classical, folk, jazz and oldies as well as its own news programs. The program is supplemented with programs on National Public Radio , Public Radio International and the American Public Media Network . Elizabeth Brock is the CEO.

program

In addition to the main program APR News & Classic , the HD radio channel Xponential Radio (APR Rocks) is also produced. WUAL-FM broadcasts the BBC World Service on HD3 .

APR stations

WUAL-FM is the parent station of the APR and has been licensed to the University of Alabama . The UA College of Communication and Information Sciences also uses the station as a training platform for its students. WUAL-FM went on the air in January 1982 and was Alabama's fifth public radio station at the time.


Callsign Location frequency Transmission power Licensee cover Geographical position
WUAL-FM Tuscaloosa 91.5 MHz 100 kW 1982 licensed station of the University of Alabama The transmitter is located approx. 20 km south-east of Tuscaloosa and covers a radius of approx. 60 km
WQPR Florence / Muscle Shoals 88.7 MHz 20 kW Station of the University of North Alabama in Florence The transmitter is located in Muscle Shoals and reaches locations within a 50 km radius
WAPR Selma 88.3 MHz 53 kW Station of Alabama State University together with Troy University Signal reaches places within a radius of approx. 100 km from Selma 32 ° 08 '31 "N, 86 ° 44' 43" W.
WHIL-FM mobile 91.3 MHz 100 kW Ward of Spring Hill College, joined APR on July 1, 2011 Mobile County and parts of adjacent counties 30 ° 41 '21 "N, 87 ° 49' 49" W.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b About Us . ( apr.org [accessed October 18, 2017]).
  2. ↑ http://apr.org/people/capacity/managers
  3. ↑ WUAL-FM 91.5 MHz Radio Station Information. Retrieved October 18, 2017 (English).
  4. ↑ WQPR-FM 88.7 MHz Radio Station Information. Retrieved October 18, 2017 (English).
  5. ↑ a b c http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/wual/files/APR_Coverage_Map.pdf according to the coveragemap of APR
  6. ↑ WAPR-FM 88.3 MHz Radio Station Information. Retrieved October 18, 2017 (English).
  7. ↑ whil-FM 91.3 MHz radio station information. Retrieved October 18, 2017 (English).