WKRE

Radio station in Argo, Alabama

WKRE

* Argo, Alabama

Broadcast area| Jefferson County, Alabama
Frequency| 88.1 MHz
Branding| Elijah Radio
Programming
Format| Christian talk and teaching
Ownership
Owner| Elijah Radio, Inc.

Sister stations

| WSJL
History

First air date

| 2011; 14 years ago (2011)
Technical information[1]

Licensing authority

| FCC
Facility ID| 169863
Class| A
ERP| 1,500 watts (vertical polarization)
1 watt (horizontal)
HAAT| 120 meters (390 ft)

Transmitter coordinates

| 33°39′25″N 86°26′04″W﻿ / ﻿33.65694°N 86.43444°W﻿ / 33.65694; -86.43444
Links

Public license information

* Public file
* LMS

Webcast| Listen Live
Website| ElijahRadio.org

WKRE (88.1 FM) is a non-commercial, listener-supported radio station licensed to Argo, Alabama. The station, established in 2011, is owned and operated by Elijah Radio, Inc. Elijah Radio has a chain of radio stations around Alabama broadcasting a Christian talk and teaching format. The studios and offices are in Margaret.

## History

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In October 2007, Wilbur Gospel Communications and Foundation of Opelika, Alabama, applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new broadcast radio station. The FCC granted this permit on December 12, 2008, with a scheduled expiration date of December 12, 2011.[2] The new station was assigned call sign "WKRE" on August 7, 2009.[3]

On October 21, 2009, Wilbur Gospel Communications and Foundation contracted to sell the WKRE permit (plus the permit for WJAU in Lincoln, Alabama) to Jimmy Jarrell's Alabama Christian Radio, Inc., for a combined sale price of $1. The FCC gave the sale conditional approval on December 9, 2009, and the deal was consummated on December 15, 2009.[4]

On March 19, 2010, Alabama Christian Radio, Inc., reached a deal to sell WKRE's construction permit to Ken Layton's TBTA Ministries for $1. The FCC approved this sale (with conditions) on May 7, 2010, and consummation of the transaction took place on May 20, 2010.[5]

After construction and testing were completed in February 2011, WKRE was granted its broadcast license on March 18, 2011.[6]

In March 2015, this station received a construction permit for a new antenna location in Argo.[citation needed] The new antenna is higher, so power is lower, but more coverage falls over the far eastern Birmingham suburbs than before. That permit was dismissed in July 2016, but another nearly identical one was filed right behind it, further raising antenna height but lowering the power level.[citation needed] That facility was put on the air in March 2017.[citation needed] (Taken from Alabama Broadcast Media Page.)

## References

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1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WKRE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. ^ "Application Search Details (BNPED-20071015AHJ)". FCC Media Bureau. December 12, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
3. ^ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. August 7, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
4. ^ "Application Search Details (BAPED-20091023AAR)". FCC Media Bureau. December 15, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
5. ^ "Application Search Details (BAPED-20100319AEN)". FCC Media Bureau. May 20, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
6. ^ "Application Search Details (BLED-20110201ABC)". FCC Media Bureau. March 18, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2012.

## External links

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*   * Facility details for Facility ID 169863 (WKRE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
* WKRE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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