WALX (100.9
FM, "ALEX-FM") is a
classic hits
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music formatted
radio station
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licensed to
Orrville, Alabama, and serving the
Selma, Alabama, market.
The station is owned by Scott Communications, Inc.
Programming
WALX airs ''
The Rick and Bubba Show'' Sunday-Friday mornings, Getting Outdoors with Big Daddy Lawler Saturday mornings, Todd Prater on mid-days, and ''
The Paul Finebaum Network'' each weekday afternoon. On March 23, 2009, the station flipped from
Top 40
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-oriented "Lazer 101" to a
classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes songs from the top 40 music charts from the late 1960s to the early 2000s, with music from the 1980s serving as the core of the format. Music that was popularized by MTV in the early 1980 ...
format branded as "ALEX-FM".
In addition to its usual music programming, WALX formerly broadcast the
high school football
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games of
Montgomery, Alabama
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's
Saint James School starting with the 2008 season.
These games had previously aired on
WACV
WACV (93.1 FM ''News Talk 93.1'') is a News Talk formatted radio station that serves the Montgomery Metropolitan Area.
The station's broadcast license is held by Liberty Acquisitions 825, LLC, and the station is operated under a local marketi ...
(1170 AM).
Station relocation
On April 27, 2006 the station was granted a construction permit by the
Federal Communications Commission
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to change its
community of license
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In North American broad ...
from
Selma
Selma may refer to:
Places
*Selma, Algeria
*Selma, Nova Scotia, Canada
*Selma, Switzerland, village in the Grisons
United States:
*Selma, Alabama, city in Dallas County, best known for the Selma to Montgomery marches
*Selma, Arkansas
*Selma, Cali ...
to
Orrville, Alabama. On February 10, 2009, the station was granted a
license to cover for the change. Just over a week later, on February 18, 2009, the station applied to relocate again, this time to
Valley Grande, Alabama.
References
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Classic hits radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1974
1974 establishments in Alabama