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In August 1908, a white mob attacked Springfield, Illinois’s Black community, destroying homes and businesses and lynching two Black men. National outrage over the violence helped spur the movement that created the NAACP the following year.
MORE →Reflects the personal views, recollections, and perspective of the author, Mike Davis.
This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985
| Simulcast of WZNJ Demopolis | |
|---|---|
| |
| Frequency | 1400 kHz |
| Branding | 106.5 The River |
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct (was Urban contemporary–Urban oldies) |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Westburg Broadcasting Alabama, LLC |
| WINL, WZNJ, WALQ | |
| History | |
First air date | January 1948 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 61425 | |
| Class | C |
| Power | 790 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°30′8″N 87°49′7″W / 32.50222°N 87.81861°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WXAL (1400 AM) was an American radio station licensed to serve Demopolis, Alabama. Since August 2011, the station has been owned by Westburg Broadcasting Alabama, LLC. It aired an urban contemporary and urban oldies music format, simulcasting sister station WZNJ.[2] Much of the station's programming was previously derived from ESPN Radio.[3]
The station was assigned the "WXAL" call sign by the Federal Communications Commission.[4]
WXAL had served Demopolis for more than 60 years.[5]
During most of the 1980s, WXAL played music and had a Top 40 format. It was owned by World War II veteran Mac Jordan. Its sister station, in the same building on Highway 80 East, was automated and played country music. The FM station's call letters were WNAN, for Jordan's wife Nan.
WXAL had live wire service from the Associated Press from 1981 to 1983.
DJs who were live on WXAL were responsible for maintaining/keeping an eye on the automation system at WNAN. The old WXAL building stood until the week of May 3, 2010, and was affectionately known by DJs as the "radio igloo" for its white color and shape.
WXAL began broadcasting in January 1948. It was owned by T.H. Gailliard, W.M. Jordan and W.P. Thielens.[6]
The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on January 8, 2024.[7]
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WXAL (1400 AM) was an American radio station licensed to serve Demopolis, Alabama. Since August 2011, the station has been owned by Westburg Broadcasting Alabama, LLC. It aired an urban contemporary and urban oldies music format, simulcasting sister station WZNJ. Much of the station's programming was previously derived from ESPN Radio. The station was assigned the "WXAL" call sign by the Federal Communications Commission. WXAL had served Demopolis for more than 60 years. During most of the 1980s, WXAL played music and had a Top 40 format. It was owned by World War II veteran Mac Jordan. Its sister station, in the same building on Highway 80 East, was automated and played country music. The FM station's call letters were WNAN, for Jordan's wife Nan. WXAL had live wire service from the Associated Press from 1981 to 1983. DJs who were live on WXAL were responsible for maintaining/keeping an eye on the automation system at WNAN. The old WXAL building stood until the week of May 3, 2010, and was affectionately known by DJs as the "radio igloo" for its white color and shape.
WAVJ (103.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Waterbury, Vermont, United States. The station serves the Burlington–Plattsburgh area with a Christian worship music from the Air1 network. WAVJ is owned by K-Love, Inc., successor to the Educational Media Foundation. WAVJ has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 2,850 watts. Its transmitter and tower is off Stoneface Road in Bolton, roughly halfway between Waterbury and Burlington. It also has a booster station in Montpelier. The station went on the air in 1985 as a religious radio station, WTIJ; it became WGLY-FM after an ownership change a year later. It remained a commercial religious station, emphasizing contemporary Christian music starting in 1993, until its sale to Radio Broadcasting Services in 1999 led to a relaunch as soft adult contemporary station WLKC. In 2002, it began simulcasting modern adult contemporary station WXAL-FM; three years later, WLKC changed to adult hits as WWMP. A mainstream rock format replaced adult hits in 2019; in 2024, this format moved to 102.3 FM, with this station then switching to Air1 as WIXM ahead of a sale to the Educational Media Foundation, and subsequent renaming to WAVJ, in 2025.
The Point ("Independent Radio, The Point") is a radio network operating in the state of Vermont. The flagship station is WNCS (104.7 FM) in Montpelier, which signed on in 1977. It was started by Jeb Spaulding who later served as Chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges, State Treasurer of Vermont, and Secretary of Administration under Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin. Although at that time there was no designated adult album alternative format, The Point's programming format has been solidly adult album alternative/progressive rock for its entire history. The Point has won numerous national awards over the course of its history, including trade publication Radio and Records' AAA Station of the Year (markets 101+) in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008, which was the publication's final year of operation. In 2008, The Point was inducted into the trade publication FMQB's Hall Of Fame for AAA Stations in markets 51 and smaller, and in 2013 The Point was named FMQB's AAA Station of the Year (markets 50+).
The year 1948 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
MORE →Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.
