FM Technical Profile: WAPR

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Station Name:

Alabama Public Radio

Frequency:

88.3

Format:

Public Radio

Transmitter Location:

[map] Just west of the community of Mosses.  West of where CR-12 and CR-17 meet, off Hulett Road.

Power (ERP):

53 kW (vertical polarization only)

Antenna:

Omnidirectional

Antenna HAAT:

1,401 feet

Other Information:

60 dBu protected contour map, from the FCC.

More Information:

[FCC]

[FCCdata]

[Radio-Locator]

[Wikipedia]
[Facebook] Facebook for Alabama Public Radio.
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Owner:

Partnership between University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama State and Troy State

History:

This station is part of a three outlet network run by the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, in partnership with two other state schools. This is a relatively new public station for the state, coming on the air in 1996.