WELL-FM (88.7
FM) is a
radio station
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licensed
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to serve
Waverly, Alabama
Waverly is a town in Chambers and Lee counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is part of the Auburn Metropolitan Area. It was incorporated in 1910. As of 2010, the town population was 145.
Waverly has an operating post office, and four churche ...
, United States. The station is owned by Alabama Christian Radio and the broadcast license is held by Alabama Christian Radio, Inc. It airs a
Contemporary Christian music
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format.
The station was assigned the WELL-FM call letters by the
Federal Communications Commission
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on August 22,
1997
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.
The WELL-FM calls were used for many years at the station on 104.9 FM in
Marshall, Michigan
Marshall is a U.S. city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Calhoun County. The population was 7,088 at the 2010 census.
Marshall is best known for its cross-section of 19th- and early 20th-century architecture. It has been referred to by t ...
, now known as
WBXX, and previous to that on the station now known as
WKFR
WKFR (103.3 FM), also known as KFR, is a Top 40 outlet serving the Kalamazoo, Michigan radio market. It broadcasts with an ERP of 50 kW in Battle Creek, Michigan and is owned by Townsquare Media.
History
The station began operations in Jun ...
in nearby
Battle Creek
Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek rivers. It is the principal city of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which encom ...
.
References
External links
Official station website*
ELL-FM
Contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1991
ELL-FM
1991 establishments in Alabama
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