WRJL-FM (99.9 FM, "99.9 All Gospel") is a

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licensed to serve

Eva, Alabama Eva is a town in Morgan County, Alabama, and is included in the Decatur Metropolitan Area and the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 589, up from 519 in 2010. The mayor currently is ...

, United States. The station is owned by Rojo, Inc. It broadcasts a

southern gospel Southern gospel music is a genre of Christian music. Its name comes from its origins in the southeastern United States. Its lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as ...

music format that serves

Huntsville, Alabama Huntsville is a city in Madison County, Limestone County, and Morgan County, Alabama, United States. It is the county seat of Madison County. Located in the Appalachian region of northern Alabama, Huntsville is the most populous city in t ...

, and central North Alabama.

History

This station received its original

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from the

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on May 31,

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. The new station was assigned the call letters WRJL-FM by the FCC on August 30, 1996. WRJL-FM received its license to cover from the FCC on November 2, 1999.

Upgrades

In January 2006, the FCC issued a

to allow WRJL-FM to upgrade from Class A to Class C3 and upgrade their 6,000

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signal to an effective radiated power of 25,000 watts. The station received its license to cover these changes on February 13, 2009.

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* {{Religious Radio Stations in Alabama RJL Southern Gospel radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1996 Morgan County, Alabama RJL 1996 establishments in Alabama