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WQOH (1480 AM) is a radio station licensed to the community of Irondale, Alabama, USA, and serving the greater Birmingham, Alabama, area. The station, which began broadcasting in 1960, is currently owned by Divine Word Communications. It airs a Catholic radio format including some programming provided by EWTN.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Arbitron )〕 ==History== This station began broadcasting in December 1960 as WIXI with 5,000 watts of power, daytime-only, on 1480 kHz under the ownership of the Jefferson Radio Company. The station's initial format included 45 hours per week of country & western music and 20 hours per week of what was then called "Negro" music.〔 The station was sold to the Birmingham Broadcasting Company in a transaction consummated on September 8, 1964. In 1965, the new owners had the station's call sign changed to WLPH.〔 The station aired a primarily country music format through the late 1960. In 1971, WLPH transitioned to a religious radio format featuring Southern Gospel music. The license holding company changed its name to the Alabama Religious Broadcasting Company to reflect the new direction for the station.〔 In March 1997, Alabama Religious Broadcasting Company reached an agreement to sell this station to Willis Broadcasting of Norfolk, Virginia, through its Birmingham Christian Radio, Inc., subsidiary. The deal was approved by the FCC on May 13, 1997, and the transaction was consummated on August 22, 1997.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Application Search Details (BAL-19970313EB) )〕 The new owners shifted the music played on WLPH to a "Black Gospel" format. In July 2006, Birmingham Christian Radio, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Davidson Broadcasting through their Davidson Media Station WLPH Licensee, LLC, subsidiary. The deal was approved by the FCC on September 8, 2006, and the transaction was consummated on November 3, 2006.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Application Search Details (BAL-20060713ADG) )〕 The new owners had the station's call sign changed to WRLM on November 7, 2006.〔 As WRLM, this station broadcast a Hispanic-oriented music format branded as "Latino Mix". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「WQOH (AM)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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