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WAHR
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City of license Huntsville, Alabama
Branding Star 99.1
Slogan "The Tennessee Valley's Variety Station"
Frequency 99.1 FM (MHz)
First air date 1959
Format Adult Contemporary
ERP 100,000 Watts
HAAT 300 meters (985 feet)
Class C
Facility ID 70501
Transmitter Coordinates 34°47′53″N, 86°38′24″W
Owner Rocket City Broadcasting LLC
(BCA Radio LLC)
Sister stations WRTT, WLOR
Webcast mms://72.236.125.114/wahr
Website http://www.star99.fm/

WAHR (99.1 FM, "Star 99.1") is an adult contemporary music-formatted radio station serving the Huntsville, Alabama, market.[1] The station is owned by Rocket City Broadcasting and the license is held by BCA Radio LLC.[2] The signal covers most of northern Alabama and southern central Tennessee. WAHR is one of the top-rated radio stations in the Huntsville market.[3]

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History

WAHR was originally founded in 1959 by Arnold Hornbuckle and business partner Bill "Buckshot" Lane. As such, it was one of the area's first FM radio stations. The call letters stood for 'With Arnold Hornbuckle's Records'[4], as at the time of licensing Arnold Hornbuckle owned Hornbuckle's Record Shop, also in Huntsville, Alabama.) After over 40 years serving the Tennessee Valley, the two finally retired, selling the station in July 1999. WAHR is currently the flagship of a three-station group that includes WRTT and WLOR.

Awards

In November 2007, WAHR won the American Cancer Society's Mid-South Division award for best radio supporter for 2006-07. The station was cited for having "strongly supported" the ACS's Relay for Life, gala, golf tournament and other events sponsored by the national and local cancer organizations.[5]

References

  1. ^ Fall 2007 Station Information Profile. Arbitron.
  2. ^ FM Query. FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  3. ^ WDRM-FM still king of area radio. The Huntsville Times (2007-12-09).
  4. ^ Nelson, Bob. Call Letter Origins. The Broadcast Archive.
  5. ^ American Cancer Society recognizes Times, WAHR. The Huntsville Times (2007-11-21).

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