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Encyclopedia > Alabama Public Radio

Alabama Public Radio is a network of public radio stations based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, that serve western and northern Alabama with classical music, folk music, jazz, and nostalgic music programs, as well as news and feature programs from the National Public Radio, Public Radio International, and American Public Media networks. The stations are licensed to the University of Alabama, on whose main campus the studios are located. Public broadcasting (also known as public service broadcasting or PSB) is the dominant form of broadcasting around the world, where radio, television, and potentially other electronic media outlets receive funding from the public. ... Tuscaloosa is a city in west central Alabama in the southern United States. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ... Folk song redirects here. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... NPR redirects here. ... PRI logo Public Radio International, or PRI, is a Minneapolis-based American public radio organization. ... American Public Media logo American Public Media is the brand under which Minnesota Public Radio distributes public radio programming outside of the state of Minnesota. ... The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA or colloquially as Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship school of the University of Alabama System. ...


Since the station is licensed to a university, students in the UA College of Communication and Information Sciences get opportunities for practical training in announcing and other varied production duties. Nonetheless, APR maintains a small professional staff, as well as several volunteer announcers from the larger community. The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA or colloquially as Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship school of the University of Alabama System. ...

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APR stations

Six stations currently comprise the network:

  1. WUAL-FM 91.5--Tuscaloosa (flagship). Signal reaches a region extending from Birmingham to the state line of Mississippi.
  2. WQPR-FM 88.7--Muscle Shoals. Signal covers the northwestern corner of the state, extending eastward to Decatur.
  3. WAPR-FM 88.3--Selma. Signal reaches the region known colloquially as the Black Belt, about 13 counties in the west central and central parts of Alabama, including the city of Montgomery.
  4. 94.7 FM--Decatur. A low-powered translator relay of WQPR (above).
  5. 98.1 FM--Madison. A low-powered translator relay of WQPR (above).
  6. 100.7 FM--Huntsville. A low-powered translator relay of WQPR (above).

APR acquired the latter three frequencies in the early 2000s when a Huntsville businessman, who used them to relay rock music stations from Nashville, Tennessee, discontinued his efforts due to lack of local advertising. Prior to the mid-1990s, the Huntsville-Decatur market did not have a strong local FM rock station, a situation which the local operator sought to remedy with the translators. Tuscaloosa is a city in west central Alabama in the southern United States. ... Nickname: Location in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama Coordinates: , Country State County Jefferson, Shelby Government  - Mayor Bernard Kincaid (D) Area  - City  151. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Muscle Shoals is a city famous for its music and contributions to American popular music, in Colbert County, Alabama, USA. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 11,924, and is included in The Shoals MSA. // Muscle Shoals is located at (34. ... Decatur, Alabama is a city in Morgan County, Alabama, with a small portion in southern Limestone County. ... Selma is a city in Alabama located on the banks of the Alabama River in Dallas County, Alabama, of which it is the county seat. ... Map of Alabamas Black Belt region. ... Coordinates: , Country State County Montgomery Incorporated December 3, 1819 Government  - Mayor Bobby Bright Area  - City  156. ... Decatur, Alabama is a city in Morgan County, Alabama, with a small portion in southern Limestone County. ... Madison is a city located primarily in Madison County, Alabama with a small portion in Limestone County, Alabama, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. ... Huntsville, Alabama (top center), near the Tennessee border, is north of Birmingham and northeast of Decatur, across the Tennessee River flowing northwest. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... “Nashville” redirects here. ...


Some APR programs also air on WLJS-FM 91.9, the student-operated station of Jacksonville State University which broadcasts to eastern central Alabama, though WLJS is not a full APR affiliate. A news bureau is located there as well. Jacksonville State University is a public, modern regional university serving Northeast Alabama on a 459 acre campus with 58 buildings in Jacksonville, Alabama which is in the Appalachian foothills of northeast Alabama. ...


History

UA started WUAL-FM in January 1982 as the state's fifth public radio station. It emphasized service to the immediate western Alabama area in its first several years, since most of the region had no other access to the public radio medium. However, the university soon realized the potential for expansion into other parts of the state that similarly lacked NPR service. Since Birmingham, Huntsville, southeastern Alabama, and Mobile already had existing stations, station and university officials focused on developing relay transmitters to send WUAL's signal into northwestern and south central Alabama. Thus, WQPR, operating as a joint project with the University of North Alabama in Florence, appeared in the late 1980s, and the early 1990s witnessed the beginning of WAPR, which Alabama State University and Troy University, both of which already held station licenses of their own, cooperated with UA in building and operating. Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Nickname: Location in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama Coordinates: , Country State County Jefferson, Shelby Government  - Mayor Bernard Kincaid (D) Area  - City  151. ... Huntsville, Alabama (top center), near the Tennessee border, is north of Birmingham and northeast of Decatur, across the Tennessee River flowing northwest. ... It has been suggested that List of people from Mobile, Alabama be merged into this article or section. ... The University of North Alabama (abbreviated UNA) is a coeducational university located in Florence, Alabama, and the states oldest public university. ... Florence Florence city is the seat of Lauderdale County, which is situated in the northwest corner of the U.S. state of Alabama. ... Alabama State Hornets logo Alabama State University, founded 1867, is a historically black university located in Montgomery, Alabama. ... Troy Worldwide Logo Troy University (formerly Troy State University) is a public university located in Troy, Alabama and founded in 1887. ...


Weekday hosts

The Evening Jazz program, formerly hosted by in-studio announcers, now consists of Jazz with Bob Parlocha, syndicated by WFMT in Chicago. It runs for five hours per evening Monday through Thursday. All Things Considered (ATC) is a news radio program in the United States, broadcast on the National Public Radio network. ... Marketplace is a radio program that focuses on business, the economy, and events that influence them. ... The World is a news radio program produced by the BBC World Service of the United Kingdom, and Public Radio International and WGBH of the United States. ... For the Scottish student radio station, see Fresh Air (Edinburgh). ... Morning Edition is an American radio news program produced and distributed by National Public Radio (NPR). ... WFMT is a fine arts and classical music FM radio station in Chicago, Illinois. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City 234. ...


Local specialty programs

Unlike many stations in recent times, APR has always featured a heavy schedule of locally-hosted programs, many of which are unique in featuring special genres of music. Among them are the following:

  • All Things Acoustic--a play on the title of NPR's flagship news broadcast, this show explores the wide variety of traditional and contemporary folk music and ethnic sounds, plus the singer-songwriter genre as well. UA professor Jeremy Butler hosts the program, heard on Friday evenings. This program debuted in 1993.
  • A Case of the Blues--afternoon APR host Brian Poellnitz takes a weekly tour, late Saturday evenings, of blues and variations thereof since the 1960s.
  • Jugs, Jukes and Jazz--long-running program featuring jazz, ragtime, Dixieland, and big band sounds from the earliest recordings through about the 1960s or so. Tom Halladay has helmed this show for the entirety of APR (WUAL's) history, over 25 years now. The program was heard for many years on Saturday afternoons; it now airs on Sunday evenings.
  • Bama Bluegrass--Lance Kinney is the current host of this similarly enduring show, which features artists from the Bluegrass and "old-time" country music scenes. The program, heard early Saturday evenings, is especially popular with older, rural listeners. Kinney is also an associate professor of advertising and public relations at the University of Alabama.
  • Sucarnochee Revue--a look at music made by natives of western Alabama and eastern Mississippi, both Euro-American country singers and African-American blues players. Jack White hosts the Saturday night program.
  • The Crooners--Sunday-evening show featuring vocalists performing big band and swing music from the 1930s through the 1950s. Former APR staff announcer Dale Owen continues his involvement with the network as host of this program.
  • Getting Sentimental Over You--similar to the above program, but emphasizing instrumentals rather than vocals. The program immediately precedes "The Crooners" and is hosted by Dave Clark.

The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Blues music redirects here. ... Look up ragtime in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Dixieland music is a style of jazz. ... A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late 1940s, although there are many big-bands around nowadays. ... Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music. ... country music, see Country music (disambiguation) Country music, the first half of Billboards country and western music category, is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States. ... 2000 density of European Americans A European American, or more commonly a Euro-American, is an American of European descent, usually referring to white people or Caucasians. ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late 1940s, although there are many big-bands around nowadays. ... Swing music, also known as swing jazz, is a form of jazz music that developed during the 1920s and had solidified as a distinctive style by 1935 in the United States. ...

Defunct or off-air programs

  • Prototype--Courtney Bowland hosts, with contributions from APR's student reporters. The podcast-only Prototype explores contemporary life in Alabama. By interviewing unique yet unsung Alabamians, Prototype seeks to create a clearer picture of the state outside the newsmakers and politicians.
  • Alabama Life--Half-hour newsmagazine featuring people and events in the state, as well as stories from famed Alabama storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham. Jason Norris hosted the program, which was heard early Sunday afternoons. APR no longer broadcasts this show, but episodes are archived on the Alabama Public Radio web site.

Kathryn Tucker Windham (born June 2, 1918) is a storyteller, author, photographer, and journalist. ...

WVUA-FM (student station)

UA operates a separate station for students to program radio shows, WVUA-FM 90.7, which uses the branding "The Capstone" — formerly, "New Rock 90.7." That station features mostly alternative rock programming, with related genres throughout the weekly schedule and coverage of minor UA athletic competitions. WVUA-FM 90. ... Alternative music redirects here. ...


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