WMFC-FM
Encyclopedia
WMFC-FM is a radio station
licensed
to serve Monroeville, Alabama
, USA. The station is owned by Monroe Broadcasting Company, Inc.
athletics events including Crimson Tide football
and basketball.
s of effective radiated power
on a frequency of 99.3 MHz. Launched by the Monroe Broadcasting Company, Inc., the station and its sister station WMFC
(1360 AM) were owned by William M. Stewart, publisher of the weekly Monroe Journal and South Alabamian newspaper.
WMFC-FM's original broadcast studios were located in a Quonset hut
near downtown Monroeville. The station's current studios are in a brick building on Alabama State Route 21, just northeast of the city.
In December 1992, WMFC-FM was issued a construction permit
by the FCC that allowed them upgrade to class C2 and to increase broadcast power to 50,000 watts from an antenna 150 meters (492 feet) in height above average terrain
.
WMFC-FM has been owned continuously by the Stewart family since its 1965 launch. After station founder William M. Stewart died in early 1995, ownership of Monroe Broadcasting Company, Inc., passed to his widow, Carolyn H. Stewart. The AM/FM station combo is managed by their son, David Stewart, who has been involved with the station since first hosting a weekend radio show at age 10.
Radio station
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licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Monroeville, Alabama
Monroeville, Alabama
Monroeville is a city in Monroe County, Alabama, United States, the county seat of Monroe County. At the 2000 census its population was 6,862. It is known as the home town of two prominent writers of the post World War II period, Truman Capote and Harper Lee, who were childhood friends in the...
, USA. The station is owned by Monroe Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Programming
WMFC-FM broadcasts an oldies music format which includes satellite-fed programming from ABC Radio and Jones Radio Network. In addition to its usual music programming, the station airs University of AlabamaUniversity of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
athletics events including Crimson Tide football
Alabama Crimson Tide football
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and basketball.
History
This station began regular broadcasting in November 1965 with 3,000 wattWatt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s of effective radiated power
Effective radiated power
In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
on a frequency of 99.3 MHz. Launched by the Monroe Broadcasting Company, Inc., the station and its sister station WMFC
WMFC (AM)
WMFC was a daytime-only AM broadcasting station on 1360 kHz at Monroeville, Alabama, USA. The station, launched in 1952, was owned by Monroe Broadcasting Company, Inc., and was last managed by David Stewart. It was a sister station to WMFC-FM.-History:...
(1360 AM) were owned by William M. Stewart, publisher of the weekly Monroe Journal and South Alabamian newspaper.
WMFC-FM's original broadcast studios were located in a Quonset hut
Quonset hut
A Quonset hut is a lightweight prefabricated structure of corrugated galvanized steel having a semicircular cross section. The design was based on the Nissen hut developed by the British during World War I...
near downtown Monroeville. The station's current studios are in a brick building on Alabama State Route 21, just northeast of the city.
In December 1992, WMFC-FM was issued a construction permit
Construction permit
A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding on to pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance...
by the FCC that allowed them upgrade to class C2 and to increase broadcast power to 50,000 watts from an antenna 150 meters (492 feet) in height above average terrain
Height above average terrain
Height above average terrain is used extensively in FM radio and television, as it is actually much more important than effective radiated power in determining the range of broadcasts...
.
WMFC-FM has been owned continuously by the Stewart family since its 1965 launch. After station founder William M. Stewart died in early 1995, ownership of Monroe Broadcasting Company, Inc., passed to his widow, Carolyn H. Stewart. The AM/FM station combo is managed by their son, David Stewart, who has been involved with the station since first hosting a weekend radio show at age 10.