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29-411: WALR may refer to: WALR-FM , a radio station (104.1 FM) licensed to Greenville, Georgia, United States WIFN (AM) , a radio station (1340 AM) licensed to Atlanta, Georgia, which held the call sign WALR from 1995 to 2009 [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about radio and/or television stations with

58-536: A lightning strike), it is required to notify the FAA immediately. The station is required to provide the FAA with its assigned tower number, latitude and longitude coordinates, and an anticipated time that the tower light operations will resume. A licensee has 15 days to make the necessary repairs until the FCC is notified by the FAA. Once repairs are made, the FAA must be notified that all is well. The Telecommunications Act of 1996

87-691: A news-talk simulcast of WSB . Previously, co-owned WFOX had played urban contemporary music as "97.1 Jamz" until 2006 , when it flipped to classic hits and classic rock as WSRV "The River." In June 2011 , WALR-FM shifted back to urban AC; the station added more contemporary R&B music and dropped some of the older titles, after spending eight years as a classic and gold-based R&B and soul music format. This helped WALR-FM increase its listeners, especially against longtime CBS -owned WVEE and direct format rival WAMJ / WUMJ . WALR-FM's logo and slogan were modified as well from Atlanta's Old School R&B Station to Atlanta's R&B ; in addition,

116-485: A different channel or to go cable -only; complicated technical adjustments involving radio antenna repair, requiring the broadcast tower to be de-energized for the work to be done; structure fire or natural disaster that has rendered the facility inoperable; if unowned by the station, the loss of a leasehold on either the tower or the land for the transmitter, usually by sale to another party; or technical adjustments that would make it prohibitively expensive to perform

145-427: A few days before the one-year deadline in order to avoid forfeiting the license. The Great Recession was problematic for many struggling new-entrant stations, which had to move to lower channels and convert to digital television so that UHF 52-69 TV spectrum could be repacked and sold to mobile telephone companies. A station which was already in financial trouble due to the recession often had no means to construct

174-458: A licensee is no longer required to surrender the license while dark. Instead, the licensee may apply for a "Notification of Suspension of Operations/Request for Silent STA" (FCC Form 0386), stating the reason why the station has gone silent. A service can go dark for any number of reasons, including financial resources being too drained to continue effective operation of the service as being of benefit to its community of license ; abandonment for

203-485: A radio or television station is considered to have gone dark or silent if it is to be off the air for thirty days or longer. Prior to the Telecommunications Act of 1996 , a "dark" station was required to surrender its broadcast license to the FCC, leaving it vulnerable to another party applying for it while its current owner was making efforts to get it back on the air. Following the 1996 landmark legislation ,

232-509: A week or two to keep the license alive. WDHS , a television station in Iron Mountain, Michigan , was only on the air a few days a year for most of its 25-year existence, as its small market made running a religious television station (its original purpose) financially infeasible, and it was unable to position itself as a major network affiliate within the Marquette television market. It went off

261-592: Is a Class C1 station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts . The transmitter is on Duncan Memorial Highway (Route 166) in Winston, Georgia . WALR-FM broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format. Its HD2 digital subchannel carries a dance music format known as "The Surge." Mornings begin with Atlanta radio legend Frank Rodriguez, known professionally as Frank Ski . Middays are hosted by Dyron Ducati, followed by British rapper Monie Love in afternoons. In

290-543: The Empire State Building , giving it coverage of much of the Atlanta radio market . It began broadcasting Al Ham's syndicated " Music Of Your Life " adult standards format with call signs WJYF and WJYA-FM, a simulcast partner with WJYA (1080 AM) . In 1985, it was acquired by Zapis Communications, headed by Lee Zapis. In 1987, he switched the format to urban contemporary as WEKS, "Urban Kiss 104." Zapis then sold

319-477: The 180-day period, a "Request to Extend STA" must be subsequently filed, along with the reason. However, any broadcast station that is dark (or transmits using facilities different from their license except for operation under STA) for 12 months has their license automatically canceled as a matter of law pursuant to section 312g of the Communications Act as amended. Some stations have been known to re-appear for

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348-611: The 1980s to present. With the format shift, WALR-FM's longtime slogan changed from Atlanta's R&B Station to Atlanta's Old School R&B Station . In late 2004, WALR switched to a new tower, closer to Atlanta. It also began broadcasting in IBOC digital radio , using the HD Radio system from iBiquity . WALR-FM became the last Atlanta station owned by Cox Radio targeting the African-American audience. On August 16, 2010, co-owned WBTS flipped from rhythmic contemporary to WSBB-FM ,

377-404: The FCC using Form 0386, which can be done electronically (preferred method) or by a paper application. On this application, the date the station has gone dark or its targeted date to go silent must be stated on the application, along with the reason for silence. The Silent STA ( special temporary authority ) is valid for a period of 180 days. If the station is required to remain off the air beyond

406-687: The Fish" WFSH-FM and the 104.1 frequency became Hot Urban AC , "Kiss 104.1," taking the WALR-FM call sign. The smooth jazz format was picked up the following year by WJZZ (now WAMJ ). Also, the AM simulcast on what is now WIFN ceased shortly after the switch although it continued to carry the WALR call sign under a changed format for some time. In Atlanta, the rights to the " Kiss FM " brand had been grandfathered; thus Clear Channel Communications (later iHeart), which trademarked

435-487: The LaGrange Broadcasting Company. Both stations simulcast a country music format. WLAG-FM's power was 29,500 watts and the antenna height was 220 feet (67 m), so it was not heard in the Atlanta area. The station changed its call sign to WWCG in 1977 and continued with a country format. In the early 1980s, the station got a big boost in power. It increased to 100,000 watts, using a tower taller than

464-403: The air in 2015 after the FCC's new rules made its operation strategy impossible, and a year after the station's owner died and his heir decided not to put more money into the long moribund operation. If a station goes dark due to bankruptcy (as happened with many Equity Media Holdings stations in 2009), there is often a rush for the new owners to get a signal – any signal – on the air at least

493-425: The brand for its Top 40 stations, heard in many U.S. cities such as Los Angeles and Boston , did not attempt to take legal action against Cox. On February 21, 2003, WALR-FM switched to Urban Oldies , while retaining the "Kiss" branding. Cox wanted to draw a distinction between "Kiss" and co-owned WFOX (97.1 FM) . At the time, WFOX experimented with a format consisting of R&B , hip hop and rap music from

522-593: The evening, a "Slow Jamz" show is heard until midnight. On Sunday mornings, ordained minister Twanda Black hosts an urban gospel program. In 2018, Terri Avery became the Program Director. On September 1, 1947, the station first signed on as WLAG-FM. Its city of license was LaGrange, Georgia , about 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Atlanta and near the Alabama border. It was the FM counterpart to WLAG 1240 AM , owned by

551-451: The longtime Atlanta affiliate for "The Tom Joyner Morning Show" and also carried the syndicated " Michael Baisden Show" in afternoons. The morning drive time show was replaced with Art Terrell and comedian Roy Wood Jr. on November 27, 2017. Wood decided to concentrate on his TV appearances and was replaced by Cory "Zooman" Miller. Baisden's show was replaced by Sasha the Diva, who in turn

580-429: The new facilities before analog shutdown, forcing the bankrupt proprietor to take the station dark until it could be sold to new owners. While a licensed station is silent, it must continue to meet tower lighting and marking requirements as per Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mandate . If a station (silent or otherwise) must shut down its lighting system for an extended period of time (such as it being disabled by

609-451: The other side of Atlanta. The two stations began competing with long-time Atlanta country leader WKHX . On January 1, 1994, the simulcast ended, with 104.1 flipping to a smooth jazz format as "Jazz Flavors 104.1". In addition, the station changed calls to WJZF to match the new branding. Cox Enterprises , owner of WSB , WSB-FM , WSB-TV and two newspapers, entered into a local marketing agreement (LMA) with WJZF. Cox tried to buy

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638-484: The same/similar call signs or branding. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WALR&oldid=510285805 " Category : Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages WALR-FM WALR-FM

667-729: The station in 1995. However, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) denied the request when challenged by Jacor Broadcasting , even though Cox intended to make changes to the WJZF signal "to avoid cross-ownership conflicts." The station that would later migrate to this frequency began in 1964 in Athens, Georgia as WDOL-FM at 104.7 MHz. At first it simulcast its AM sister station, 1370 WDOL. It later began airing separate programming, first as "Love 104," then as "Kiss 104.7" , an urban contemporary station. (This new "Kiss" on 104.7

696-510: The station to NewCity Communications in 1989. NewCity had a plan to pair two different FM stations surrounding Atlanta to create one facility covering the market. To bring attention to the change, on June 21, WEKS went silent . The station signed back on the air on June 28, and began stunting with music played by local celebrities, including then-Atlanta mayor Andrew Young . Finally, at 3 p.m. on June 30, WEKS switched back to country music as WYAI ("Y104"), simulcasting with WYAY FM (Y106.7) on

725-495: The station's branding was shortened to simply Kiss 104 , omitting the ".1". At the same time, WALR-FM dropped all weekend mix shows, and expanded its nighttime slow jams show. As of February 2012 , the station has not been listed on the Mediabase urban AC add board. In 2017, WALR-FM changed its city of license from LaGrange to Palmetto, Georgia , a suburban community about 15 miles southwest of downtown Atlanta. WALR-FM had been

754-454: The work and carry on the normal operations of the station in question. The service is not required to notify the FCC of silence if the period of silence is less than ten days. If the period of silence is to last at least ten days but less than thirty days, the licensee must notify the FCC in writing explaining why the service is silent and an expected return to the air. A service that expects to be silent for more than thirty days must apply to

783-401: Was a resurrection of the previous incarnation from WEKS mentioned above, although it only covered the eastern suburbs of the Atlanta market, from its Athens tower.) On August 30, 2000, Cox and Salem Communications swapped frequencies. "Kiss 104.7" migrated to the 104.1 frequency, previously a Christian Contemporary music station known as "The Fish." The former WALR-FM at 104.7 became "104.7

812-618: Was created in part to increase the accountability of broadcasters, while providing requested deregulation in response to the hardships of many small-town broadcasters with small audiences and revenues. Under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, licensees of stations that were listed as "silent" by the FCC (at the time around 400) were warned to either power their facilities back up or their licenses would be canceled permanently. The FCC did allow reasonable provision for broadcasters who notified them that they were trying to get back on

841-431: Was replaced by British rapper Monie Love in afternoons. Dark (broadcasting) In broadcasting , a dark television station or silent radio station is one that has gone off the air for an indefinite period of time. Usually unlike dead air (broadcasting only silence), a station that is dark or silent does not even transmit a carrier signal . According to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC),

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