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WFPA
Broadcast areaNE Alabama, NW Georgia, and SW Tennessee
Frequency1400 AM (kHz)
BrandingNewsTalk 1400 WFPA
Programming
FormatNews/Talk
AffiliationsFox News Channel, Talk Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Wallace Broadcasting Company
  • (J. Michael Wallace)
History
First air date
June 2, 1949
Former call signs
WFPA (1950-1997)
WMXN (1997-1999)
WDLL (1999-2002)[1]
Call sign meaning
Fort Payne, Alabama
Technical information
Facility ID33782
ClassC
Power1000 watts (unlimited)
Transmitter coordinates
34°26′21″N 85°42′09″W / 34.43917°N 85.70250°W / 34.43917; -85.70250
Links
WebcastListen Live
Website1400wfpa.com

WFPA (1400 AM, "NewsTalk 1400") is an American radio station licensed to serve Fort Payne, Alabama. The station is owned and operated by Wallace Broadcasting Company, located in Fort Payne, Alabama.

WFPA broadcasts live NewsTalk AM on weekday mornings. It also broadcasts a News/Talk radio format featuring some programming from Fox News Channel.[2] Notable syndicated hosts on WFPA include Jerry Doyle, Michael Savage, Gary Sullivan, John Batchelor, and Rusty Humphries. Overnight, the station broadcasts the syndicated Coast to Coast AM hosted by George Noory.[3]

File:WFPA-AM Proud logo.jpg
Former branding

Dekalb County's oldest radio station, WFPA was licensed by the Federal Communications Commission and began broadcasting on June 2, 1949.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ^ "Alabama Affiliates". Coast to Coast AM. Retrieved December 31, 2011.