WRLD

WRLD
City	Valley, Alabama
Broadcast area	Columbus, Georgia
Branding	95.3 Kissin' Country Legends
Frequency	95.3 MHz
Translator(s)	101.1 W266BJ (Tallassee, nighttime)
First air date	1996
Format	Classic Country
ERP	25,000 watts
HAAT	77 meters (253 feet)
Class	C3
Facility ID	52040
Transmitter coordinates	32°44′07.00″N 85°08′55.00″W / 32.7352778°N 85.1486111°W / 32.7352778; -85.1486111
Former callsigns	WUAF (1992-1994) WRLD-FM (1994-2010)^[1]
Affiliations	Westwood One
Owner	PMB Broadcasting, LLC (PMB Broadcasting, LLC)
Sister stations	WKCN, WCGQ, WRCG, WLTC
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	953kissincountrylegends.com

WRLD (95.3 FM, "95.3 Kissin' Country Legends") is a radio station broadcasting a classic country music format.^[2] Licensed to Valley, Alabama, USA, the station serves the Columbus, Georgia, area.^[3] The station is currently owned by PMB Broadcasting, LLC. The station features programming from Westwood One. Its studios are co-located with four other sister stations on Wynnton Road in Columbus east of downtown, and its transmitter is located south of Valley.

History

This station's original construction permit was granted by the Federal Communications Commission on March 4, 1992.^[4] The new station was assigned the call letters WUAF on April 23, 1992.^[1] The station's callsign was changed to WRLD-FM on February 22, 1994.^[1] After several delays, WRLD-FM received its license to cover on April 5, 1996.^[5]

In May 1999, Pearce Broadcasting Company, Inc., reached an agreement to sell WRLD-FM to McClure Broadcasting, Inc.^[6] The FCC approved the deal on July 22, 1999, and the transaction was consummated on September 21, 1999.^[6]

In December 2002, McClure Broadcasting, Inc., (Chuck McClure Jr., president) reached an agreement to sell WRLD-FM to Archway Broadcasting Group (Al Vicente, president/CEO) through their affiliate ABG Georgia Licenses, LLC.^[7] This was part of a four-station deal, along with WRCG, WCGQ, and WKCN, for a reported combined sale price of $15 million.^[8] The deal was approved by the FCC on February 21, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on April 25, 2003.^[7] At the time of the sale, WRLD-FM carried an oldies music format.

On July 31, 2008, local investment group PMB Broadcasting LLC (headed up by Jim Martin) purchased this station along with Columbus-area sister stations WRCG, WCGQ, and WKCN from Archway Broadcasting Group LLC for a reported sale price of $7.2 million.^[9]

On September 6, 2010, the station shortened its call sign from WRLD-FM to simply WRLD.

On June 6, 2014 WRLD shifted their format from oldies to classic hits.

On August 12, 2016 WRLD changed their format from classic hits to classic country, branded as "95.3 Kissin' Country" (swapping formats with WBOJ 1270 AM Columbus, GA.^[10]

Translators

This translator station rebroadcasts WALQ during the day and WRLD at night.^[11]

Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP W	Class	FCC info
W266BJ	101.1	Tallassee, Alabama	38	D	FCC

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References

1 2 3 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
↑ "WRLD-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "Application Search Details (BPH-19900918MA)". FCC Media Bureau. 1992-03-04.
↑ "Application Search Details (BLH-19950921KE)". FCC Media Bureau. 1996-04-05.
1 2 "Application Search Details (BALH-19990527GI)". FCC Media Bureau. 1999-09-21.
1 2 "Application Search Details (BALH-20021220AAL)". FCC Media Bureau. 2003-04-25.
↑ "Changing Hands - 1/20/2003". Broadcasting & Cable. 2003-01-20.
↑ "Deals - 8/18/2008". Broadcasting & Cable. 2008-08-18.
↑ Boomer and Country Legends Swap Spots in Columbus, GA Radioinsight - August 12, 2016
↑ "AM History Profile: WACQ". Alabama Broadcast Media Page. Retrieved 2008-10-13.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WRLD

Radio-Locator information on WRLD

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WRLD

Radio stations in the Columbus, Georgia market

By AM frequency	540 910 1230 1270 1340 1420 1460 1520 1580

By FM frequency	88.1 88.5 88.7 89.5 90.5 91.1 91.7 92.7 93.3 93.9 95.3 95.7 95.9 96.1 96.7 97.1 97.3 97.7 98.3 99.3 99.9 100.1 100.7 101.3 102.9 103.7 104.9 106.1 106.9 107.3

by call sign	WAGH WAUD WAUF WBFA WBOJ WBUE WCGQ WCUG WELL-FM WEGL WDAK WEAM-FM WFRC WFXE WGSY WHAL WIOL WIOL-FM WJSP-FM WKCN WKKR WKZJ WLTC WMXA WOKS WQNR WQSI WRCG WRLD WSTH-FM WTGZ WTJB WTLM WURY-LP WVFJ-FM WVRK WYFK WZMG

Defunct	WACM-LP (94.3 FM)

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Country radio stations in the state of Alabama

Stations	WAAO-FM – Andalusia WALQ - Carrville WAMI-FM – Opp WBAM-FM – Montgomery WBMH – Grove Hill WBZR-FM – Atmore WCKA – Jacksonville WCKF – Ashland WDJR – Hartford WDRM – Decatur WDXB – Pelham/Birmingham WDXX – Selma WECB – Headland WEIS – Centre WELB – Elba WELR-FM – Roanoke WERH-FM – Hamilton WFFN – Coaling/Tuscaloosa WFHK – Pell City WFMH-FM – Hackleburg WGOL – Russellville WHMA-FM – Hobson City WHSL – Lisman WINL – Linden WIXI – Jasper WJDB-FM – Thomasville WKDG – Sumiton WKEA-FM – Scottsboro WKGA – Goodwater WKKR – Auburn WKNU – Brewton WKSJ-FM – Mobile WKUL – Cullman WLAY-FM – Littleville WLDX – Fayette WLMA - Alexander City WLWI-FM – Montgomery WOPP – Opp WPIL – Heflin WPPG – Repton WQAH-FM – Addison WQSB – Albertville WQSI – Tuskegee WQZX – Greenville WRAB – Arab WRLD - Valley/Columbus, GA WRMG – Red Bay WSMX-FM – Goshen WSTH-FM – Alexander City WTBC – Tuscaloosa WTDR – Gadsden WTDR-FM – Talladega WTID – Thomaston WTVY-FM – Dothan WTWX-FM – Guntersville WTXT – Fayette/Tuscaloosa WVSA – Vernon WVVL – Elba WWFF – New Market/Huntsville WWIC – Scottsboro WXFL – Florence WZOB – Fort Payne WZZK-FM – Birmingham

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Alabama

Country radio stations in the state of Georgia

Stations	WAAC – Valdosta WAJQ-FM – Alma WBAF – Barnesville WBTR-FM – Carrollton WBYZ – Baxley WCJM-FM – West Point WCOH – Newnan WCON – Cornelia WCON-FM – Cornelia WDAL - Dalton WDEN – Macon WEKS – Zebulon WFDR - Manchester WFFM – Ashburn WGCO – Midway/Savannah WHIE – Griffin WHKN – Millen WIFO – Jesup WIHB – Macon WIHB-FM – Gray WISK-FM – Americus WJCL-FM – Savannah WJTH – Calhoun WKAA – Willacoochee WKAK – Albany WKBX – Kingsland WKCN – Lumpkin WKHX – Marietta WKKP – McDonough WKLY – Hartwell WKNG – Tallapoosa WKUB – Blackshear WKZR – Milledgeville WKZZ – Tifton WLHR – Lavonia WLJA – Ellijay WLUB – Augusta WLYU – Lyons WMCG – Milan WMNZ – Montezuma WMOQ – Bostwick WNGC – Toccoa WOBB – Tifton WOKA-FM – Douglas WPEH – Louisville WPPL – Blue Ridge WQCH – Lafayette WQZY – Dublin WRJY – Brunswick WRLD - Columbus (Valley, AL) WSGA – Hinesville WSGC – Elberton WSNT – Sandersville WSNT-FM – Sandersville WSRM – Coosa WTHO – Thomson WTIF-FM – Omega WTSH – Aragon WTUF – Boston WUBL – Atlanta WUCG-LP – Blairsville WUFF – Eastman WUFF-FM – Eastman WULK – Crawfordville WXLI – Dublin WXRS-FM – Swainsboro WYNR – Waycross WYUM – Mount Vernon WYYZ – Jasper WZAT – Tybee Island/Savannah WZCH – Warner Robins WZQZ – Trion

Defunct	WBBK – Blakely WCUG – Cuthbert

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Georgia

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