WKRE

WKRE
City	Argo, Alabama
Broadcast area	Jefferson County, Alabama
Branding	Revocation Radio
Slogan	Taking Back the Airwaves!
Frequency	88.1 MHz
First air date	2011
Format	Religious; Christian Rock
Language(s)	English
ERP	4,000 watts (vertical) 1 watt (horizontal)
HAAT	63 meters (207 ft)
Class	A
Facility ID	169863
Transmitter coordinates	33°39′25″N 86°26′04″W / 33.65694°N 86.43444°W / 33.65694; -86.43444
Owner	TBTA Ministries
Sister stations	WKUA
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]

On air talent features Birmingham radio legend Jon Walden and Anthony Baumann on The Morning Overload from 7 a.m. until 10a.m.

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

Query the FCC's FM station database for WKRE

Radio-Locator information on WKRE

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WKRE

Radio stations serving the Birmingham, Alabama market

by FM frequency	88.1 88.1 88.5 89.5 89.9 90.3 91.1 91.9 92.5 93.7 94.5 94.9 95.7 96.1 96.5 97.3 97.7 98.3 98.7 99.1 99.5 100.1 100.5 101.1 101.5 102.1 102.5 103.1 103.7 104.1 104.7 105.1 105.5 106.5 106.9 107.3 107.7

by AM frequency	610 690 760 850 900 960 1070 1220 1240 1260 1320 1360 1400 1430 1450 1480 1500 1540 1570

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.425 162.550

by call sign	KIH54 K-Love W235BS W252BE W256CD W261BX W271BN W276BQ W281AB W286BK W293CM W297BF WAGG WAPI WATV WAY-FM Network WAYE WBFR WBHJ WBHK WBHM WBPT WCRL WDJC-FM WDXB WENN WERC WERC-FM WFHK WGIB WHPH WIXI WJLD WJLX WJOX WJOX-FM WJQX WKDG WKRE WLJR WMJJ WMMA WNG606 WPYA WQCR WQEM WQEN WSJL WUHT WURL WVSU-FM WXJC WXJC-FM WYDE WYDE-FM WZGX WZRR WZZK-FM

Defunct	WCOC (1010 AM) WBYE (1370 AM) WJSR (91.1 FM)

Alabama radio markets Birmingham Dothan Florence-Muscle Shoals Huntsville Mobile Montgomery Tuscaloosa Other Alabama radio regions Anniston Auburn Columbus, Georgia Gadsden Meridian, Mississippi See also List of radio stations in Alabama

Religious radio stations in the state of Alabama

Stations	WAKD – Sheffield WALN – Carrollton WAQG – Ozark WAQU – Selma WAXU – Troy WAYH – Harvest WBFR – Birmingham WBHY – Mobile WBSA – Boaz WBTG-FM – Sheffield WBXR – Hazel Green WDYF – Dothan WEBT – Langdale WELB – Elba WELL-FM – Dadeville WFBH-LP – Hamilton WGIB – Birmingham WGRW – Anniston WGTF – Dothan WIJD – Prichard WILF – Monroeville WIRB – Level Plains WJCK – Piedmont WJEC – Vernon WJIA – Guntersville WJIF – Opp WJIK – Fulton WJSD-LP – Henagar WKNG-FM – Heflin WKRE – Argo WKUA – Moundville WKWL – Florala WKZD - Priceville WLBF – Montgomery WLJR – Birmingham WLPR – Prichard WLVM – Chickasaw WMBV – Dixons Mills WMCJ – Cullman WMFT – Tuscaloosa WMGY – Montgomery WMMA – Irondale/Birmingham WMOB – Mobile WNGL – Mobile WPMR-LP – Russellville WQEM – Columbiana WQLS – Camden WRNF – Selma WRNK-LP – Lanett WSJL – Bessemer WSTF – Andalusia WTBB – Gadsden WTBJ – Oxford WTOF – Bay Minette WURY-LP – Phenix City WVMB-LP – Madison WVOB – Dothan WVPL – Dozier WWFC-LP – Bryant WXJC-FM – Cordova WYFD – Decatur

Defunct	WKOC-LP – Ider WUAC-LP – Tuscaloosa WZTQ – Centre

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

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