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1920KDKA-AM signs on in Pittsburgh PA 1931WBHS issued Construction Permit-May,1931 and signs on April 22,1932 1200 AM The station was owned by "The Hutchens Company" WBHS=Worlds Best Hardware Store (went off air by 1935)
1933WNRA(National Recovery Act) (later WMSD/WLAY) signs on in Muscle Shoals
1935WMSL in Decatur signs on 1937WBHP-AM starts on 1200AM on May 20,1937 call letters=Wilton (Benny) H. Pollard
FM(low band) starts in larger US cities 1941The Big Switch-Most AM stations move to a new frequency to accommodate AM band being expanded to 1600 AM (from 1500 AM) (WBHP moves from 1200 to 1230AM) 1945The FCC announces NEW FM band 88-108 Mhz. All existing stations must move. 1946WHBS-AM starts on 1490 AM on November
10,1946 (The Huntsville
Times)
WFUN-AM starts on 1450 AM on November 26,1946 (later WFIX/WKGL/WHOH/WTKI)
1957 ad original station was in this building. Tower in the '50's from Memorial Parkway
1947WHOS-AM 800 starts in Decatur 1948WJMW-AM 1010 starts in Athens (after moving
from Pulaski TN)
WHBS-AM starts FM service on 95.1 FM
Florence FM station WJOI on in 1950's on 98.3 1952WHBS-AM moves to 1550 with more power.
1953Conelrad Emergency Broadcast System rolled
out 640AM/1240 AM WAJF/1490 starts in Decatur (vacated by WHBS) WJMW moves from 1010AM to 730AM in Athens (WKSR in Pulaski TN moves from 730 to 1420) 1955 WHOS-FM starts on 92.5 later moves to 102.5 (CP was originally for WMSL-FM) WHRT-AM goes on the air (Hartselle) later WYAM/890-AM WHBS drops FM on 95.1 sees no future in FM WJOI in Florence drops 98.3 sees no future in FM
1958WEUP starts as a daytimer on 1600 AM
WFUN becomes WFIX (WFUN's call-letters go to Miami FL "FUN in the sun") WJOF-FM signs on in Athens 104.3 WHBS-AM is sold and becomes WAAY-AM and goes Rock and Roll
1959WAHR-FM starts on 99.1 FM (classical and
jazz)
WHOS-FM starts on 102.1 FM the station is a variety of formats over the years
,later
1960WNDA starts on 92.9,moves to 95.1 in 1964(WHBS-FM's old frequency) 1961FM STEREO approved by FCC 1962WVNA-100.3 in Sheffield AL goes on (Huntsville gets this station in 2006) 1964WKAC-AM signs on in Athens 1965WRSA-FM signs on from Brindlee Mountain 1968WVOV-AM signs on AM1000 1970WIXC-AM 1140 signs on 1973WBGY-FM 93.3 FM signs on in Tullahoma TN
(Boogie 93) Radio Flashback from
the "Great American WAAY Boombox"(click to play)
from the "WVOV Jukebox/8 Track player" (click to play)
WVOV sing
ads from various stations and WBHP's Grady Reeves (he
was also at Decatur's WMSL)
1976
WQEN (Q-104/Top 40) in Gadsden moves it's tower and goes 100,000 watts. Has many listeners in Huntsville
The station is now in Birmingham.
WAAY radio takes over Huntsville Christmas Parade as many of the Downtown Huntsville
Merchants close because of
1977 WLRH-FM starts Radio Reading service on subcarrier1978 WZYP goes Top 40 with 50,000 watts
WLRH starts Radio Reading Service 
WQLT-FM 107.3 (Florence) goes 100,000 watts 1979 WOCG-FM 90.1 signs on Oakwood college1980 WZYP goes 100,000 watts
WAAY-AM goes 50,000 watts (500 night still) EZ98 starts on Group W Cable (FM easy) 98.1 WLRH goes to NPR satellite programming listen 1981 WTAK starts on AM 1000 as a MOR station (later Oldies, Urban Fusion and Rock again)
MTV starts nationally 1982 WABT-AM 1360 starts in MadisonMTV starts in Huntsville 1983 WJMW moves to 770 AM STEREO and goes 24 hours
WDRM becomes "Jam 102" after various formats 1984 WDRM goes country 102.1WAAY-AM/WBHP-AM/WLAY-AM/WMSL-AM go AM STEREO  
WIXC becomes WKZF WJRA-Priceville goes on the air-1310
1985 WKZF becomes WIXC again1986 WABT/1360 becomes WDKT/730 D-731987 WBGY 93.3 moves transmitter to Elora TN and covers Huntsville with a Top 40 format and becomes WKQD "Power 93"
1988 WJMW becomes WVNN-AM 770 and goes all-newsWHOS-AM 800 goes all-Elvis WAAY-AM goes silent 1989 WAAY-AM becomes WAAJ-1550 with Gospel formatseveral translators come online in Huntsville running WKDF-FM Nashville TN 
WBHP/WHOS begin simulcasting WDRM-FM 1990 WFIX 1450 goes Cool-Gold as WKGL
WAY-FM translators start,later launch local station on 88.1
1991 WJAB goes on the air 90.9
WYAM-FM signs on 106.1 FM 93.3 goes country WHVK
WIXC becomes WBXR 1140 AM 1992 WAZK-FM starts on 92.5 in Decatur with Classic Rock
AM 1450 goes talk as WTKI 1993 106.1 becomes WTAK-FM
WTAK-AM 1000 becomes
WDJL and goes religious
730 becomes WBBI and goes all-news 1994WEUP/1600 gets a FM 92.1 in Minor Hill TN
and gets FM translators in Huntsville 1995 WWXQ starts on 94.193.3 tries country with "The Twister" and WPZM (The 'Possom)
AM 730 becomes "The UMP" (Sports) WUMP 1996 92.5/94.1 "WXQ"simulcast starts with mix and later oldies
A different WYAM-FM starts on 105.7 (later WQAH) 1997WBHP/WHOS begin simulcast with
News 1998 WLOR signs on 1550 AM (after several years of dead air) as daytimer1999 WKDF translators switch to WBUZ (KDF changes format)2000 WNDA is sold and becomes country for 2 weeks and then WRTT/Rocket 95
WEUP
starts AM1700 frequency and buys a station in Moulton and starts 103.1 branding 2001 93.3 goes Country again as WUSX (US93) XM Satellite Radio sign-On in US. This changes
some radio habits. 2002 Sirius Satellite Radio sign-On in US. This changes some radio habits.
93.3 becomes "The Mix" with '80's hits WMXR
WLOR/1550 rebrands as 'Jammin 1550 (and starts night operation again) 2003 WHRP starts on 93.3 with R&B/Rap2005 WBUZ translators begin carrying WQPR programming (APR)
2006 100.3 comes from Florence and 92.5/94.1 combo rebrands as "The River" on 100.3
92.5 becomes WVNN-AM simulcast
94.1 becomes WHRP-FM simulcast (and later takes the format)
WEUP-AM goes to 1700 only, 1600 goes off air
HD Radio launches on WTAK/WDRM/WQRV 2007 WOCG becomes WJOU (Oakwood College becomes Oakwood University)
AM 1600 becomes WHIY with Urban Blues and Oldies
WHWT signs on 103.5 Sirius and XM US merge 
2008 93.3 goes country as WWFF
1550 WLOR goes to "True Oldies Channel" Format The UMP(730) gets FM translator at 103.9 FM 2009 WLOR-AM gets FM Translator at 98.1 FM
1490(Decatur)/1450(HSV) go silent WKZD starts translator on 105.3 (Priceville/Oldies) new WTKI-1450/WEKI-1490 signback on Fox Sports/CBS News 2010 WTKI/WEKI translators begin 92.9(HSV) 94.7(DEC) 
WBHP-AM goes FM on 106.5 (old WTAK-FM translator) (technically WQRV-HD2)
WZZN/97.7 moves from Oneonta "The Zone" 2011 HD Radio launches on WLRH
and new transmitter on Monte Sano (Classical 24/7 on HD2)
93.3 drops Country for the 6th time and becomes "Journey 93.3"
2012 WLRH
News/Talk on HD3 launches
WEUP/1700 launches 94.5 simulcast
106.5 leaves WBHP simulcast with 2014 103.5
goes K-LOVE
98.1 goes R&B Oldies 93.3 goes country again for the 6th time 
2015 WRSA
re-brands as "Mix 96.9" WDRM HD2 flips to WBHP simulcast WJAB HD2 launches nonstop jazz/blues 2017
2018
WTKI and WEKI translators go with higher power. WEKI becomes WEIZ "oldies" on
1490/94.7 in Decatur
WBXR starts FM translator on 101.3
WBHP launches 102.5 FM translator
WTKI translator moves to 105.3
ALT 92.9 launches on 92.9
2021
WTKI flips to Easy
92.9 flips to Air1(WHVK-HD2)
2024 WBHP AM 1230 tower is destroyed. Iheart turns in license to the FCC in 2025 2025 WLOR AM 1550 tower is dismantled. Future in limbo. 107.5 translator is now WAHR HD-3 Stunting
WHOS 800 in Decatur gets WBHP call letters. No re-branding required
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Radio came into the Huntsville
market on AM in the 1920's as many clear channel
becomes WLAY in 1942
(Bob
Dunnavant)
(WHBS and WJOI would not make it on FM)
Arnold Hornbuckle Radio
WLOR
rebrands as "The Beat"
WQRV-HD3
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ALT 92.9 rebrands as ALT-HSV on WQRV-HD3
