WPRN-FM
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WPRN-FM is a radio station
licensed
to serve Lisman, Alabama
, USA. The station is owned by Butler Broadcasting Corporation.
WPRN-FM broadcasts a Christian
-oriented country music
format to the greater Meridian, Mississippi
, area and features select programming from ABC Radio.
for a new FM station from the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) on March 5, 1997
. The new station was assigned the call letters WPRN-FM by the FCC on June 9, 1997. WPRN-FM received its license to cover
from the FCC on January 9, 2003.
In August 1999, K. Darryl Jackson applied to the FCC to transfer the broadcast license
for WPRN-FM to Butler Broadcasting Corporation. The deal was approved by the FCC on November 5, 1999, and the transaction was consummated on November 30, 1999. Butler Broadcasting Corporation is 100%-owned by Darryl Jackson.
, hosted a radio show on WPRN-FM and the now-defunct AM sister station
WPRN (1330 AM, Butler, Alabama
) for more than 40 years. She played mostly Gospel music
and discussed community events. Herndon's mother, Peggy, also once hosted a show along with his aunts Lilly and Benny as "The Todd Sisters". Herndon was born in Meridian, Mississippi
, but grew just across the state line in Butler, Alabama
, where the AM station was licensed. The AM sister station's license was officially cancelled by the Federal Communications Commission on October 6, 2003. The FM station, established in 1997, carried Myrtle Todd's show through at least late-2006.
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 Lisman, Alabama
Lisman, Alabama
Lisman is a town in Choctaw County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 653. It was named after a 19th century railroad investor when the nearby rail line was being built.-Geography:...
, USA. The station is owned by Butler Broadcasting Corporation.
WPRN-FM broadcasts a Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
-oriented country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format to the greater Meridian, Mississippi
Meridian, Mississippi
Meridian is the county seat of Lauderdale County, Mississippi. It is the sixth largest city in the state and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area...
, area and features select programming from ABC Radio.
History
K. Darryl Jackson received the original construction permitConstruction permit
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for a new FM station from the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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(FCC) on March 5, 1997
1997 in radio
The year 1997 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:*February 15 - After 5 years of Alternative Rock, WDRE flips into Rhythmic AC as Philly 103.9, the station, began to play Pearl Jam's Alive while crowding the live stage....
. The new station was assigned the call letters WPRN-FM by the FCC on June 9, 1997. WPRN-FM received its license to cover
Broadcast license
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from the FCC on January 9, 2003.
In August 1999, K. Darryl Jackson applied to the FCC to transfer the broadcast license
Broadcast license
A broadcast license or broadcast license is a specific type of spectrum license that grants the licensee the privilege to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area for broadcasting purposes. The licenses are generally straddled with additional restrictions that...
for WPRN-FM to Butler Broadcasting Corporation. The deal was approved by the FCC on November 5, 1999, and the transaction was consummated on November 30, 1999. Butler Broadcasting Corporation is 100%-owned by Darryl Jackson.
Former on-air staff
Myrtle Todd, grandmother of country music recording artist Ty HerndonTy Herndon
Boyd Tyrone "Ty" Herndon is an American country music and Christian singer. Signed to Epic Records in 1995, Herndon made his debut that year with the Number One single "What Mattered Most", followed by the release of his first album, also entitled What Mattered Most...
, hosted a radio show on WPRN-FM and the now-defunct AM sister station
Sister station
In broadcasting, sister stations or sister channels are radio and/or television stations operated by the same ownership....
WPRN (1330 AM, Butler, Alabama
Butler, Alabama
Butler is a town in and the county seat of Choctaw County, Alabama, United States. The population was 1,952 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a city.-History:...
) for more than 40 years. She played mostly Gospel music
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
and discussed community events. Herndon's mother, Peggy, also once hosted a show along with his aunts Lilly and Benny as "The Todd Sisters". Herndon was born in Meridian, Mississippi
Meridian, Mississippi
Meridian is the county seat of Lauderdale County, Mississippi. It is the sixth largest city in the state and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area...
, but grew just across the state line in Butler, Alabama
Butler, Alabama
Butler is a town in and the county seat of Choctaw County, Alabama, United States. The population was 1,952 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a city.-History:...
, where the AM station was licensed. The AM sister station's license was officially cancelled by the Federal Communications Commission on October 6, 2003. The FM station, established in 1997, carried Myrtle Todd's show through at least late-2006.