The license to cover permit just came through last week. WKRE is owned by "Taking Back The Airwaves Ministries" based in Irondale, who also run the online Revolution Radio format. WKRE seems to have come on for testing back around the 17th of March. The 4 kW signal (vertical, with a whoppin' 1 watt horizontal) appears to be something of a disappointment to people who have been keeping up with the station's progress.
The station's going to have a tough road to hoe if it wants to be heard in Birmingham. Although silent, Bessemer is home to the construction permit of WSJL, the more-off-than-on religious barker for western Jefferson County's population of armadillos and the occasional miner at Jim Walter. 6 kW from Bessemer will certainly preclude the signal from moving closer in or being heard at all in Birmingham or points west.
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