WZRR
WZRR (99.5 FM, "Talk 99.5") is a radio station licensed to Birmingham, Alabama. It carries a news/talk format, simulcast with AM sister station WAPI. WZRR is one of several Birmingham-area radio stations owned by Cumulus Media, with radio studios and offices on Goodwin Crest Drive in Homewood.
| Simulcast with WAPI Birmingham | |
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| Broadcast area | Birmingham metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 99.5 MHz |
| Branding | Talk 99.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio Westwood One Auburn Sports Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WAPI, WJOX, WJOX-FM, WJQX, WUHT | |
| History | |
First air date | December 1976 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | W Z Rock and Roll (previous format) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 16899 |
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 309 meters (1,014 feet) |
| Repeater(s) | 1070 WAPI (Birmingham) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
WZRR and WAPI carry local talk shows during the day, but at night they run nationally syndicated shows from co-owned 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. It is also Central Alabama's radio home of Auburn Tigers athletics.
WZRR's transmitter is west of Red Mountain, off Spaulding Ishkooda Road. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, from a tower more than 1,000 feet (300 meters) in height above average terrain (HAAT). It broadcasts using HD Radio technology.