WKRE
| Broadcast area | Jefferson County, Alabama |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 88.1 MHz |
| Branding | Revocation Radio |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Religious; Christian Rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | TBTA Ministries |
| WKUA | |
| History | |
First air date | 2011 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 169863 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 4,000 watts (vertical) 1 watt (horizontal) |
| HAAT | 63 meters (207 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°39′25″N 86°26′04″W / 33.65694°N 86.43444°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | myrevradio.com |
WKRE (88.1 FM, "Revocation Radio") is an American non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve the community of Argo, Alabama. The station, established in 2011, is owned and operated by TBTA Ministries.
Programming
WKRE broadcasts a religious radio format of Christian rock and hip-hop music branded as "Revocation Radio" to northern Birmingham, Alabama, and surrounding suburbs.[1]
History
In October 2007, Wilbur Gospel Communications and Foundation of Opelika, Alabama, applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new broadcast radio station. The FCC granted this permit on December 12, 2008, with a scheduled expiration date of December 12, 2011.[2] The new station was assigned call sign "WKRE" on August 7, 2009.[3]
On October 21, 2009, Wilbur Gospel Communications and Foundation contracted to sell the WKRE permit (plus the permit for WJAU in Lincoln, Alabama) to Jimmy Jarrell's Alabama Christian Radio, Inc., for a combined sale price of $1. The FCC gave the sale conditional approval on December 9, 2009, and the deal was consummated on December 15, 2009.[4]
On March 19, 2010, Alabama Christian Radio, Inc., reached a deal to sell WKRE's construction permit to Ken Layton's TBTA Ministries for $1. The FCC approved this sale (with conditions) on May 7, 2010, and consummation of the transaction took place on May 20, 2010.[5]
After construction and testing were completed in February 2011, WKRE was granted its broadcast license on March 18, 2011.[6]
References
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BNPED-20071015AHJ)". FCC Media Bureau. December 12, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. August 7, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BAPED-20091023AAR)". FCC Media Bureau. December 15, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BAPED-20100319AEN)". FCC Media Bureau. May 20, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BLED-20110201ABC)". FCC Media Bureau. March 18, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
External links
- WKRE in the FCC FM station database
- WKRE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database