WRTR

WRTR

City	Brookwood, Alabama
Broadcast area	Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Frequency	105.9 MHz
Branding	Talk Radio 105.9
Programming
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	Fox News Radio NBC News Radio
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WACT, WTXT, WZBQ
History
First air date	1966; 56 years ago (1966) (as WACT-FM at 105.5)
Former call signs	WACT-FM (1966–1997)
Former frequencies	105.5 MHz (1966–2005)
Call sign meaning	W Roll Tide Roll
Technical information
Facility ID	48645
Class	C3
ERP	25,000 watts
HAAT	82 meters (269 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	33°14′17″N 87°29′06″W / 33.23806°N 87.48500°W / 33.23806; -87.48500Coordinates: 33°14′17″N 87°29′06″W / 33.23806°N 87.48500°W / 33.23806; -87.48500
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	https://talkradio1059.iheart.com/

WRTR (105.9 FM, "Talk Radio 105.9") is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk radio format.^[1] Licensed to Brookwood, Alabama, United States, the station serves the Tuscaloosa area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and the broadcast license is held by iHM Licenses, LLC.^[2]

The station started life as WACT-FM, and changed its call letters to the current WRTR-FM on March 31, 1997.

WRTR was known as "Tuscaloosa's Rock Station" and is the home of The Bob and Tom Show in West Alabama. Popular radio host Joe Elvis has hosted Afternoon Drive since 2002 and The Wild Bill Show airs every weeknight.

On May 4, 2009, WRTR changed their format to news/talk, simulcasting WACT (1420 AM), branded as "Talk Radio 105.9". Overnight, the station broadcasts the syndicated Coast to Coast AM hosted by George Noory.^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• WRTR in the FCC FM station database
• WRTR on Radio-Locator
• WRTR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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