WHAL (AM)
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| City | Phenix City, Alabama |
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| Broadcast area | Columbus, Georgia |
| Branding | South 94.7 The Legend |
| Slogan | Columbus' Most Legends, Guaranteed |
| Frequency | 1460 kHz (also on HD Radio) |
| Translator(s) | 94.7 W234BX (Highland Pines) |
| First air date | May 1952 (as WPNX) |
| Format | Classic Country |
| Power | 4,000 watts (day) 140 watts (night) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 32383 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°25′58″N 84°57′02″W / 32.43278°N 84.95056°W |
| Former callsigns | WPNX (1952-1989) WIQN (1989-1991) WPNX (1991-2003) |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (CC Licenses, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WAGH, WBFA, WDAK, WGSY, WSTH-FM, WVRK |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | south947thelegend.iheart.com |
WHAL (1460 AM, "South 94.7 The Legend") is a radio station licensed to serve Phenix City, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and licensed to CC Licenses, LLC. Its studios are in Columbus east of downtown, and its transmitter is southeast of downtown.
As of August 4, 2014, it has a classic country format. Exceptions are made for University of Georgia men's basketball games and a local sports show hosted by Columbus, Georgia native and former National Basketball Association Coach of the Year Sam Mitchell.
Originally licensed as WPNX (for Phenix City), this station signed on the air in May 1952. WPNX aired a country & western music format throughout the 1960s and 1970s as "1460 Kickin' Country." In the late 1970s, the station flipped to Southern Gospel music. In the 1980s, WPNX tried a variety of formats as new FM stations gained popularity in the region.
In October 1984, Bi-State Broadcasting Company, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to JRM Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on December 7, 1984, and the transaction was consummated on March 6, 1985.
In September 1987, J.T. Milligan acquired positive control of JRM Broadcasting from James R. Martin through the purchase of stock. The transfer of control was approved by the FCC on September 21, 1987, and the transfer was consummated on September 30, 1987.
On February 1, 1989, the station changed callsigns to WIQN to match a shift to talk radio programing. On March 4, 1991, the station returned to its heritage WPNX call letters and a country music format.
JRM Broadcasting was forced to relocate the WPNX studios and radio tower after the Phenix City city council terminated its ground lease in August 1994 as part of renovation plans for Idle Hour Park. Before the move, WPNX was located in the former terminal building of the defunct Phenix City Airport. That building at 1002 Airport Road in Phenix City now houses the Phenix City Art Center. The transmitter site was moved to its current location at the intersection of North Lumpkin Road and US Highway 27 in Columbus, Georgia. Along with the move, the station reduced signal power to 4,000 watts daytime and 140 watts at night but switched to a non-directional signal pattern. Prior to the move, the station had a more powerful, but directional signal using two towers.
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