WALJ is an American radio station

Radio station

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 which has applied to be licensed

City of license

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 to serve Northport, Alabama

Northport, Alabama

Northport is a city in Tuscaloosa County in the west central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. Located on the Black Warrior River across from downtown Tuscaloosa, it is currently the 24th largest city in Alabama with an estimated population of 23,442 in 2009...

, USA. The station is owned by Apex Broadcasting, Inc and serves the Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Tuscaloosa is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama . Located on the Black Warrior River, it is the fifth-largest city in Alabama, with a population of 90,468 in 2010...

, area. Apex Broadcasting owns radio stations WAVF

WAVF

WKZQ-FM is an Alternative rock radio station licensed to Forestbrook, South Carolina and serves the Grand Strand area. The NextMedia outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast at 96.1 MHz with an effective radiated power of 8,500 watts...

, WCKN, WIOP

WIOP

WIOP is a radio station licensed to Isle of Palms, South Carolina, USA, serving the South Carolina Lowcountry. The station is owned by Apex Broadcasting, Inc. WIOP airs a soft adult contemporary format.-History:...

, WSPO

WSPO

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, and WXST

WXST

WXST is a Gold-based Urban Adult Contemporary radio station located in Charleston, South Carolina, but licensed by the FCC to the town of Hollywood, South Carolina. The station broadcasts with an ERP of 70 kW.-History:...

 in South Carolina

South Carolina

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 but WALJ is their only broadcast property in Alabama.

In June 2011, Apex Broadcasting applied to the Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission

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 (FCC) for a construction permit

Construction permit

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 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

Call sign

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 "WALJ" on July 27, 2011.

On September 26, 2011, WALJ signed on the air with a mainstream urban radio format

Radio format

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, branded as "105.1 Jamz". The FCC has accepted the station's formal license application and WALJ is operating under program test authority

Program test authority

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.