City Northport, Alabama Branding 105.1 Jamz | Broadcast area Tuscaloosa, Alabama First air date September 26, 2011 | |
Frequency 105.1 MHz (also on HD Radio) Translator(s) 97.5 W248BO (Tuscaloosa, relays HD2) | ||
WALJ (105.1 FM) is an American radio station which has applied to be licensed to serve Northport, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by Apex Broadcasting, Inc and serves the Tuscaloosa, Alabama, area. Apex Broadcasting owns radio stations WAVF, WCKN, WMXZ, WSPO, and WXST in South Carolina but WALJ is their only broadcast property in Alabama.
History
In June 2011, Apex Broadcasting applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new broadcast radio station. The FCC granted this permit on July 19, 2011, with a scheduled expiration date of July 19, 2014. The new station was assigned call sign "WALJ" on July 27, 2011.
On September 26, 2011, WALJ signed on the air with a mainstream urban radio format, branded as "105.1 Jamz". The FCC has accepted the station's formal license application and WALJ is operating under program test authority.
On July 20, 2012, Cox Radio, Inc. announced that the programming rights of WALJ would be turned over to Summit Media LLC for $66.25 million as part of a 22 station sale. The transfer/sale was consummated on May 3, 2013.