WEIS (990
AM and FM translator W263BW 100.5
FM) is an American
radio station
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licensed
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to the community of
Centre, Alabama
Centre is a city in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 3,587. The city is the county seat of Cherokee County.
History
Cherokee County was created on January 9, 1836, and named for the Cherokee peo ...
. The station serves the
Gadsden, Alabama and
Anniston, Alabama
Anniston is the county seat of Calhoun County in Alabama and is one of two urban centers/principal cities of and included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 23,106. Acc ...
, area. The station is owned by Baker Enterprises, Inc. It airs a
country music
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format during the day and
Southern Gospel music at night and all day on Sunday.
In addition to its music programming, WEIS broadcasts news updates all day plus
Atlanta Braves
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baseball,
Auburn Tigers football
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,
Alabama Crimson Tide football
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and daily Weiss Lake fishing reports.
The station was assigned the "WEIS"
call sign
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by the
Federal Communications Commission
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(FCC).
References
External links
WEIS official website
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Country radio stations in the United States
Southern Gospel radio stations in the United States
Cherokee County, Alabama
Radio stations established in 1964
1964 establishments in Alabama
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