Media in Mobile, Alabama
This is a list of media in the Mobile, Alabama metropolitan area.[1]
Radio
[edit]| Frequency | Band | ID | City | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88.5 | FM | WBHY | Mobile, AL | Christian Contemporary |
| 89.1 | FM | WPAS | Pascagoula, MS | Religious[2] |
| 89.5 | FM | WPCS | Pensacola, FL | Religious |
| 90.3 | FM | WMAH | Biloxi, MS | Public Radio |
| 91.3 | FM | WHIL | Mobile, AL | Classical |
| 92.1 | FM | WZEW | Fairhope, AL | Adult Alternative |
| 92.9 | FM | WBLX | Mobile, AL | Urban contemporary |
| 94.1 | FM | WMEZ | Pensacola, FL | Soft AC |
| 94.9 | FM | WKSJ | Mobile, AL | Country |
| 94.9-2 | FM | WKSJ-HD2 | Mobile, AL | Classic Country |
| 96.1 | FM | WRKH | Mobile, AL | Classic rock |
| 96.1-2 | FM | WRKH-HD2 | Mobile, AL | News/Talk (repeater of WNTM) |
| 97.5 | FM | WABD | Mobile, AL | Top 40 |
| 98.3 | FM | WLVM | Chickasaw, AL | Contemporary Christian (K-Love) |
| 98.7 | FM | WYCT | Pensacola, FL | Country |
| 99.9 | FM | WMXC | Mobile, AL | Adult Contemporary |
| 99.9-2 | FM | WMXC-HD2 | Mobile, AL | Smooth Jazz |
| 100.7 | FM | WJTQ | Pensacola, FL | Classic Hits |
| 101.5 | FM | WTKX | Pensacola, FL | Rock[3] |
| 102.1 | FM | WQUA | Citronelle, AL | Southern Gospel |
| 102.7 | FM | WXBM-FM | Milton, FL | country |
| 104.1 | FM | WDLT | Saraland, AL | Urban Adult Contemporary |
| 104.9 | FM | WBUV | Moss Point, MS | Talk |
| 105.5 | FM | WNSP | Bay Minette, AL | Sports |
| 106.5 | FM | WAVH | Daphne, AL | News/Talk |
| 107.3 | FM | WRGV | Pensacola, Florida | Urban Contemporary |
| 540 | AM | WASG | Daphne, AL | Religious |
| 660 | AM | WXQW | Fairhope, AL | Gospel radio |
| 710 | AM | WNTM | Mobile, AL | Talk |
| 840 | AM | WBHY | Mobile, AL | Religious |
| 900 | AM | WGOK | Mobile, AL | Gospel |
| 960 | AM | WLPR | Prichard, AL | Religious |
| 1000 | AM | WJNZ | Robertsdale, AL | Sports Talk |
| 1110 | AM | WTOF | Bay Minette, AL | Religious |
| 1220 | AM | WERM | Fairhope, AL | Gospel |
| 1270 | AM | WIJD | Prichard, AL | Talk/Religious |
| 1360 | AM | WMOB | Mobile, AL | Religious |
| 1410 | AM | WNGL | Mobile, AL | Catholic |
| 1440 | AM | WRBE | Lucedale, MS | Country |
| 1480 | AM | WABF | Mobile, AL | Adult Standards |
Television
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Mobile is served locally by several television stations: WPMI 15 (NBC), WKRG 5 (CBS), WALA 10 (FOX), and WFNA 55 (CW).[4][5] The regional area is also served by WEAR 3 (ABC) and WJTC 44, an independent station (both based in Pensacola, Florida), and by WFGX.[5] Mobile is included in the Mobile-Pensacola-Fort Walton Beach designated market area, as defined by Nielsen Media Research, and is ranked 58th in the United States for the 2018-19 television season.[6]
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Mobile's Press-Register is Alabama's oldest active newspaper, dating back to 1813.[7] The paper focuses on Mobile and Baldwin counties and the city of Mobile, but also serves southwestern Alabama and southeastern Mississippi.[7] Mobile's alternative newspaper is the Lagniappe.[8] The Mobile area's local magazine is Mobile Bay Monthly.[9] Mod Mobilian is a website with a focus on cultured-living in Mobile.[10] MobileALnews.com is a local news website.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Radio Stations in the Mobile AL Metro area". OnTheRadio.net. Retrieved 2007-04-23.
- ^ "Biloxi/Gulfport/Pascagoula MS". Radiostationworld.com. Retrieved 2007-04-28.
- ^ "WTKX 101.5 FM". Radio Station World. Retrieved 2007-04-29.
- ^ "Television in Mobile". www.thecityofmobile.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-18. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
- ^ a b Scotty E. Kirkland. "Mobile". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Alabama Humanities Foundation. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "Local Television Market Universe Estimates". www.nielsenmedia.com. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
- ^ a b "Newhouse News Service - The Press-Register" (description), Newhouse News Service, 2007, webpage:NH-Register Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "About us". Lagniappe, Something Extra For Mobile. Archived from the original on 2007-10-18. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
- ^ "Mobile Bay Monthly". PMT Publishing. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
- ^ "Mod Mobilian". Promoting Mobile Bay Culture.
- ^ "MobileAlNews.com | Mobile Al News". mobilealnews.com. Archived from the original on 2011-02-02.
Bibliography
[edit]- "Alabama: Mobile". American Newspaper Directory. New York: George P. Rowell. 1900. hdl:2027/umn.31951002273861a.
- "Alabama: Mobile". American Newspaper Annual & Directory. Philadelphia: N. W. Ayer & Son. 1922. hdl:2027/umn.31951001295695n – via HathiTrust.
- Stephanie C. Hardin (1986). "Climate of Fear: Violence, Intimidation, and Media Manipulation in Reconstruction Mobile, 1865-1876". Gulf Coast Historical Review. 2. ISSN 0892-9025.
External links
[edit]- Mobile Public Library. "News Databases and Links".
- "Alabama: Localities: Mobile: News and Media". DMOZ. AOL. (Directory ceased in 2017)
- "US Newspaper Directory: Alabama: Mobile". Chronicling America. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress.
Images
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Issue of Mobile Centinel newspaper, 1811 -
Advertisement for Mobile Register newspaper, 1875
