WAPI (AM)
WAPI (1070 kHz, "Talk 99-5, Birmingham's Real Talk") is a commercial AM radio station in Birmingham, Alabama. It is owned by Cumulus Media and carries a news/talk format, simulcast with FM sister station 99.5 WZRR. The radio studios and offices are on Goodwin Crest Drive in Homewood.
| Simulcast with WZRR Birmingham | |
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| Broadcast area | Central Alabama |
| Frequency | 1070 kHz |
| Branding | Talk 99.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
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| WJQX, WJOX, WJOX-FM, WUHT, WZRR | |
| History | |
First air date | April 1922 (as WSY) |
Former call signs | WSY (1922-1925) |
Call sign meaning | Alabama Polytechnic Institute (official name of Auburn University when the university acquired the station) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 16900 |
| Class | B |
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| Webcast | |
| Website | talk995.com |
WAPI and WZRR carry local talk shows during the day, but at night they run nationally syndicated shows from Cumulus subsidiary Westwood One including Mark Levin, Ben Shapiro, Dan Bongino, Red Eye Radio and First Light. Most hours begin with world and national news from ABC News Radio. WAPI and WZRR are also Central Alabama's radio home for Auburn Tigers athletics.
WAPI broadcasts using HD Radio technology. The transmitter is located in Forestdale. WAPI's daytime power is 50,000 watts, non-directional, the maximum power for AM stations permitted by the Federal Communications Commission. Because AM 1070 is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A KNX Los Angeles, WAPI must reduce power at night to 5,000 watts, using a directional antenna, as a Class B station.