This tower is located along the I-359 on the southern edge of Tuscaloosa AL at the I Heart Media studio building. This tower is the primary transmitter for WACT-AM 1420. WACT's FM sister station is broadacst from a different tower via an FM translator station W245BR.
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mYFm 96.9 WACT AM/FM"
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"Status Licensed Class D AM Station
Hours of Operation Unlimited
Antenna Mode Non-Directional - 1 Pattern
Daytime Power 5000 Watts
Nighttime Power 108 Watts
Number of Towers 1
Transmitter Location 33° 10' 30" N, 87° 33' 18" W
License Granted July 29 1980
License Expires April 01 2020
Last FCC Update March 23 2012
WACT-AM also broadcasts from this additional transmiiter
W245BR 96.9 FM Tuscaloosa, AL (205 watts)
W245BR-FM Technical Details:
Station Status Licensed Class D FM Translator
Parent Station WACT-AM
Effective Radiated Power 205 Watts
Height above Ground Level 147 meters (482 feet)
Height above Sea Level 266 meters (873 feet)
Antenna Pattern Non-Directional
Transmitter Location 33° 09' 36" N, 87° 30' 54" W
License Granted February 09 2015
License Expires April 01 2020
Last FCC Update February 09 2015"
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"WACT (1420 AM, "96.9 My FM") is a radio station licensed to serve Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. The station, founded in 1958, is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and the license is held by Capstar TX Limited Partnership.
Programming
WACT broadcasts an adult contemporary format. WACT also broadcasts games of the Atlanta Braves, from that Major League Baseball team's region-wide radio network.
Notable former weekday programs included a local morning show hosted by Steve and Leah as well as a regional afternoon talk show hosted by Dominick Brascia. Syndicated programming on WACT includes shows hosted by Rick and Bubba, Michael Savage, Clark Howard, and Phil Hendrie.
History
Known as WACT for 50 years from September 1958 to September 2008, the station was assigned the call letters WENN by the Federal Communications Commission on September 18, 2008. The station aired a sports format as "1420 The Tusk".
The WACT callsign was restored on February 25, 2009. This change accompanied a change to a news/talk format and rebranding as "News Radio 1420".
On October 29, 2012 WACT changed their format to comedy, branded as "Comedy 1420".
On August 11, 2014 WACT changed their format to urban gospel, branded as "Hallelujah 1420". Featuring the Imaging voice of "Big" Ed Spillers.
In March 2015 WACT changed their format to adult contemporary, branded as "96.9 My FM" (simulcast on FM translator W245BR 96.9 FM Tuscaloosa)."