WRTR (105.9 FM, "Talk Radio 105.9") is a

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broadcasting a

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talk radio Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often featur ...

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. Licensed to

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, United States, the station serves the

Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa ( ) is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in west-central Alabama, United States, on the Black Warrior River where the Gulf Coastal and Piedmont plains meet. Alabama's fifth-largest city, it had an estimated population of 1 ...

area. The station is currently owned by

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and the

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is held by iHM Licenses, LLC. The station has studios located on 11th Street in Downtown Tuscaloosa, while it's transmitter is located on 40th Avenue. The station started life as WACT-FM, and changed its call letters to the current WRTR-FM on March 31, 1997. WRTR was known as "Tuscaloosa's Rock Station" and is the home of ''The Bob and Tom Show'' in West Alabama. Popular radio host Joe Elvis has hosted Afternoon Drive since 2002 and ''The Wild Bill Show'' airs every weeknight. On May 4, 2009, WRTR changed their format to news/talk, simulcasting

WACT WACT (1420 AM, "96.9 My FM") is a radio station licensed to serve Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. The station, founded in 1958, is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and the license is held by iHM Licenses, LLC. Programming WACT broadcas ...

(1420 AM), branded as "Talk Radio 105.9". Overnight, the station broadcasts the syndicated ''

Coast to Coast AM ''Coast to Coast AM'' is an American late-night radio talk show that deals with a variety of topics. Most frequently the topics relate to either the paranormal or conspiracy theories. It was hosted by creator Art Bell from its inception in 19 ...

'' hosted by

George Noory George Ralph Noory (born June 4, 1950) is an American radio talk show host. Since January 2003, Noory has been the weekday host of the late-night radio talk show ''Coast to Coast AM''. The program is syndicated to hundreds of radio stations in ...

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