Miscellaneous news: WSLV Ardmore airchecks, WASG Mobile sold, Eufala call sign change and more LDTV permits

It seems like only yesterday that a whole slew of new low power digital construction permits were issued through Alabama, including several in and around Montgomery.  Now, we're in round two and once again central Alabama is the region getting all the permits.

For Montgomery, there's: W21DK-D and W04DR-D
Opelika gets: W39DQ-D
Auburn snags: W38FE-D
Selma wins: W49DZ-D

The outlier is Pensacola, who nets W38FF-D.

Now, whether ANY of these, or any of the previously issued CPs will ever be built out is anyone's guess.  More than likely it's all spectrum squatting, hoping for a profitable payoff from a buyer or government "repacking" scheme.

In other news, Eufala's WULA, which has had the same calls since sign on in 1948, finally loses those historic calls after coming under ownership of Big Fish Broadcasting, who picks the curious WNRA calls.  The format is currently ESPN sports and runs 600 watts fulltime, although on last check the station was on the FCC silent list.

Tallassee's sports/classics hybrid WTLS has received a permit to boost the power of their translator, W293BK.  It currently runs 80 watts from a site just south of town.  The boost is to 250 watts from a site northwest of the community.

Moving to the coast, Daphne-licensed WASG 540 AM, which is been back on from the WIJD tower in Mobile after a lengthy absence, has been sold to Wilkins Communications, who on WIJD.  WASG is currently running a middle of the road religious music format, while WIJD is Christian teaching.

Finally, up on the state line with Tennessee, lies the tiny town of Ardmore and the country daytimer known as WSLV.  Thanks to my buddy and all around nice guy Paul Walker (website), we have a bevy of airchecks for this, erm, unique station.  By all acounts, they go most of the day with no commercials or legal IDs.  They appear to do neither a legal sign on nor a legal sign off of any kind, instead preferring just to turn the transmitter on or off during a song.  This is small town radio at its finest — or worst — depending on your perspective!