WAFN (AM)

WAFN (1310 AM) is a radio station licensed to Priceville, Alabama, that serves Decatur, Alabama, and the western portion of the Huntsville, Alabama, market.[1] The station is owned by Fun Radio Group of North Alabama, Inc., and simulcasts the programming of WAFN-FM in Arab.

WAFN
Simulcast of WAFN-FM Arab
CityPriceville, Alabama
Broadcast areaHuntsville, Alabama
Frequency1310 kHz
BrandingFun Radio
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Ownership
OwnerFun Radio Group of North Alabama, Inc.
WAFN-FM
History
First air date
December 2, 1986 (1986-12-02) (as WJRA)
Former call signs
WJRA (1984–2001)
WQAH (2001–2009)
WKZD (2009–2021)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID290
ClassD
Power1,000 watts (day)
33 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
34°32′32″N 86°54′14″W
Translator(s)See § Translators
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
WebcastListen Live
Websitefun927.com

History

This station was granted its original construction permit by the Federal Communications Commission on December 19, 1983.[2] The station was assigned the call letters WJRA from February 1984 until September 7, 2001, when it was assigned WQAH by the FCC.[3] WJRA received its license to cover on December 2, 1986.[4]

The station was assigned the call sign WKZD on February 2, 2009.[3]

In 2021, Somerville Baptist Church sold WKZD to Fun Radio Group of North Alabama for $85,000;[5] the new owners converted the station to WAFN, simulcasting its WAFN-FM 92.7.

Translators

WAFN also broadcasts on the following FM translator:

Broadcast translators of WAFN
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		FCC info
W285EN104.9Priceville, Alabama24898FCC LMS

References
  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  2. "Application Search Details (BP-19830531AD)". FCC Media Bureau. 1983-12-19.
  3. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. "Application Search Details (BL-19860902AG)". FCC Media Bureau. 1986-12-02.
  5. Venta, Lance (August 13, 2021). "Station Sales Week of 8/13". RadioInsight.


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