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City
  
Prattville, Alabama

Frequency
  
1410 kHz

Class
  
B

Broadcast area
  
Montgomery, Alabama

Format
  
Silent

Power
  
5,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night)

WIQR (1410 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Prattville, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by Star Power Communications Corporation and serves the Montgomery, Alabama, area.

It once aired Spanish sports radio format and featured programming from ESPN Deportes Radio. In 2015 this station was doing classic Soul and R&B tunes. As of December 2015, this station went silent.

The station was most recently reassigned the WIQR call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on December 5, 1996. The station can be heard as far east as Atlanta.

Programming

Notable former on-air personalities included Max Howell, Jim Rome, Tim Brando, Arnie Spanier, David Stein, Tony Bruno, and Todd Wright.

The station was an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves radio network through the 2008 season. Beginning with the 2009 season, WIQR was the local affiliate for the Tampa Bay Rays, the parent club to the Montgomery Biscuits of the Southern League.

WIQR was an affiliate of the UAB Blazers ISP Sports Network airing all of the UAB Blazers football games and football coaches' shows.

References

WIQR Wikipedia