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21-498: (Redirected from Wapi ) WAPI or Wapi may refer to: Broadcasting [ edit ] WAPI (AM) , a radio station licensed to Birmingham, Alabama, US WJQX (former call sign WAPI-FM), a radio station licensed to Helena, Alabama, US WVTM-TV (former call sign WAPI-TV), a television station licensed to Birmingham, Alabama, US Other uses [ edit ] Mathilda Batlayeri Airport (ICAO code), Indonesia Wapi Rural LLG ,

42-876: A directional antenna to protect KNX in Los Angeles , the main station at AM 1070, as well as KYW in Philadelphia at adjacent AM 1060 and former Canadian station CBA in Moncton New Brunswick (although CBA is no longer broadcasting on 1070, the allocation is protected). This makes WAPI difficult to listen to, outside Birmingham and its close-in suburbs, at night. [REDACTED] (WAPI's logo prior to simulcast with WAPI-FM) 33°33′07″N 86°54′40″W  /  33.55194°N 86.91111°W  / 33.55194; -86.91111 Alabama Power Company Alabama Power Company , headquartered in Birmingham , Alabama ,

63-663: A local-level government in Papua New Guinea WLAN Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure , a Chinese national standard for wireless LANs Workflow APIs and interchange formats , a specification from the Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC) World Association of Professional Investigators , a professional association based in the UK Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

84-569: A service territory of 44,500 square miles (115,000 km ). Alabama Power's hydroelectric generating plants encompass several lakes on the Tallapoosa , Coosa , and Black Warrior rivers, as well as coal , oil , natural gas , nuclear and cogeneration plants in various parts of the state. In 1999, the United States Environmental Protection Agency commenced an enforcement action against Alabama Power under

105-505: A sister station to WJOX and WJOX-FM. This left the news/talk format solely on the AM side once again for three years. On May 23, 2016, co-owned 99.5 WZRR dropped its country music format and began simulcasting WAPI. However, WZRR is now branded as the main station. Both stations began calling themselves "Talk 99.5," with the AM 1070 frequency's existence only acknowledged during for legally mandated station identifications . Although it boasts

126-558: A time, it used the call sign WAPI-FM and is now 94.5 WJOX-FM . In 1949, WAPI launched the first television station in Alabama, WAFM-TV (now WVTM-TV ). The Birmingham News purchased WAPI and its FM and television sister stations in 1953, and in 1954, the by-then WABT re-affiliated with NBC; the TV station assumed the WAPI calls in 1958. The Newhouse chain bought The Birmingham News in 1956, and sold off

147-579: Is a company in the southern United States that provides electricity service to 1.4 million customers in the southern two-thirds of Alabama . It also operates appliance stores. It is one of four U.S. utilities operated by the Southern Company , one of the nation's largest generators of electricity . Alabama Power is an investor-owned, tax-paying utility, and the second largest subsidiary of Southern Company. More than 84,000 miles (135,000 km) of power lines carry electricity to customers throughout

168-460: Is a non-profit foundation providing grants for watershed, environmental and community projects along the Coosa River and within the state of Alabama An investigation by National Public Radio and Floodlight News found Alabama Power paid consulting firm Matrix LLC, which in turn allegedly paid newspapers or affiliated groups which ran positive coverage of Alabama Power, namely Yellowhammer News ,

189-536: Is located in Forestdale . WAPI's daytime power is 50,000 watts , non-directional , the maximum power for AM stations permitted by the Federal Communications Commission . Because AM 1070 is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A KNX Los Angeles , WAPI must reduce power at night to 5,000 watts, using a directional antenna , as a Class B station. In April 1922, WSY signed on as

210-544: The Alabama Political Reporter (for which Matrix designed the website), and Alabama Today . Terry Dunn ran and won a campaign for a seat on the Alabama Public Service Commission promising to hold a formal rate hearing to investigate Alabama Power's financials and why electricity prices in Alabama are among the highest in the country. He alleges a utility company lobbyist warned him to be

231-579: The Clean Air Act . In 2006, the EPA announced that Alabama Power had agreed to spend more than $ 200 m to upgrade pollution controls as a partial settlement of this action. The settlement did not include claims regarding five coal-fired plants. Those claims proceeded to trial, and Alabama Power prevailed. However, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) has stated that they intend to appeal

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252-400: The broadcast outlets to separate owners in 1980, at which time the TV station acquired its current callsign. In the 1950s, as network radio programming began to lose its importance due to television's popularity, WAPI 1070 evolved. It became a full service , middle-of-the-road station of popular music, news and sports, featuring several local call-in shows at night. By the mid-1970s, it was

273-414: The day, but at night they run nationally syndicated shows from Cumulus subsidiary Westwood One including Mark Levin , Ben Shapiro , Dan Bongino , Red Eye Radio and First Light . Most hours begin with world and national news from ABC News Radio . WAPI and WZRR are also Central Alabama 's radio home for Auburn Tigers athletics. WAPI broadcasts using HD Radio technology. The transmitter

294-467: The most powerful daytime signal in Alabama, WAPI does not travel as far as most other 50,000-watt stations due to the region's poor ground conductivity. It does, however, cover all of central Alabama during the day from a single tower, and can be heard as far away as the Atlanta suburbs under the right atmospheric conditions. At night, it cuts back power to 5,000 watts, using a two- tower array . WAPI employs

315-454: The only Birmingham AM adult contemporary radio station. In July 1983, WAPI changed to an adult standards format under the branding "Hit Parade". In January 1985, the station returned to its previous adult contemporary format. However, three months later, WAPI immediately returned to adult standards programming when crosstown rival WSGN (now WAGG) dropped that format. On January 1, 1996, WAPI became an all-news radio station. Since that time,

336-552: The ruling. SELC was involved in a case against Duke Energy that was appealed to the Supreme Court in 2006. As of 2021 , AP's coal-fired James H. Miller Jr. Electric Generating Plant is the single largest emitter of carbon dioxide in the United States. In addition to generating electricity, the waters surrounding the plants offer recreational opportunities for Alabama residents and visitors. The Alabama Power Foundation

357-534: The second radio station in Alabama, owned by Alabama Power Company . Informally WSY stood for "We Serve You". Some five months later, the fourth radio station in the state, WMAV , owned by the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University ) began broadcasting from Auburn . WSY was successful, but in 1925 Alabama Power decided to get out of the entertainment business. The broadcast facilities were dismantled and donated to Auburn. At that time,

378-473: The station has evolved into a mostly talk radio station. On February 22, 2010, WWMM-FM (100.5) changed its call sign to WAPI-FM and dropped its former adult album alternative music format. The two stations began simulcasting for most of the day, with the FM side branded as the main station, calling itself "100 WAPI." However, on July 24, 2013, WAPI-FM changed its call letters to WJQX and flipped to ESPN Radio as

399-599: The station's call letters were changed to WAPI, reflecting the ownership of the station. In 1928, WAPI returned to Birmingham, in part due to the NBC Red Network 's interest in affiliating with a station in Alabama's largest city. In 1929, ownership of the station was split among Alabama Polytechnic, the University of Alabama , and the Alabama College for Women (now the University of Montevallo ). The broadcast power

420-528: The title WAPI . 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=WAPI&oldid=1030567085 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages WAPI (AM) WAPI and WZRR carry local talk shows during

441-467: Was increased to 5,000 watts. In 1932, the colleges sold the station to a group of businessmen, doing business as "The Voice of Alabama." WAPI remained affiliated with NBC until 1940, when it became an affiliate of CBS . After sharing its frequency with KVOO in Tulsa, Oklahoma for several years, it moved to its present dial position in 1942. On December 1, 1947, it launched an FM sister station, WAFM. For

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