Reports are that several Alabama AMs have gone silent recently. WKZD "Crazy about the oldies" in Priceville is reported off, but still streaming online. No word on whether the FM translator is still going.
In Birmingham, WAYE is off, probably due to continued financial woes. They've been reported off for nearly two weeks. WENN-AM is also reported off, but the translator and online stream are still going strong.
No STAs or other correspondence has been filed for any of these stations that I'm aware of.
In TV news, Fort Walton Beach's WFGX (My Network TV) has finally moved from its FWB transmitter site to one of the tall towers in Baldwin County. This extends their broadcast range to both Mobile and Pensacola now, giving the area its first viable OTA or cable carriage of the once-network. No word on if any programming is available in HD. Also, a report of a weak analog signal present on the same channel in Mobile has people wondering if LPTV Christian outlet W50CF failed to vacate the channel for WFGX. It would explain the reception problems people in Mobile were experiencing when WFGX first signed on.
On FM, WTGZ (Tiger 95.9) and WQSI (classic country) have announced a switcharoo, bringing the Tiger's alt rock to a bigger signal that should penetrate the Montgomery market better. Or, at least it will once some more translators are in place.
Finally, slightly out of market but still worth mentioning, WDIZ Panama City has dropped their several years old nostalgia format for ESPN Radio. WDIZ's signal can be caught along the coast in the Mobile-Pensacola area.
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