WMRK-FM
| City | Shorter, Alabama |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Montgomery, Alabama |
| Branding | K-Love |
| Slogan | Positive and Encouraging |
| Frequency | 107.9 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| Translator(s) | 92.7 W224CR (Montgomery, relays HD2) 96.5 W243CS (Montgomery, relays HD3) |
| First air date | 1994 (as WJAM-FM at 97.3) |
| Format | FM/HD1: Contemporary Christian HD2: AFR Talk HD3: Black Gospel "Praise 96.5" |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
| Class | C3 |
| Facility ID | 59383 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°21′09″N 86°03′06″W / 32.35250°N 86.05167°W |
| Callsign meaning | named for MaRK Alexander |
| Former callsigns | WJAM-FM (1983-2009) |
| Former frequencies | 97.3 MHz (1994-2004) |
| Affiliations | K-Love |
| Owner | Alexander Broadcasting Company, LLC (Alexander Broadcasting Company, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WALX, WJAM |
| Webcast |
Listen Live afr.net (HD2) Praise 96.5 Webstream (HD3) |
| Website |
klove.com afr.net (HD2) praise965.com (HD3) |
WMRK-FM (107.9 FM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Shorter, Alabama. The station's broadcast license is held by Alexander Broadcasting Company, LLC, and the station is operated under a local marketing agreement by EMF Broadcasting (K-LOVE).
WMRK-FM broadcasts a Contemporary Christian format serving the Montgomery, Alabama, market.
This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on November 19, 1982. The new station was assigned the call letters WJAM-FM by the FCC on February 14, 1983. After more than a decade of extensions, renewals, transfers, and construction, WJAM-FM finally received its license to cover from the FCC on March 14, 1995.
In July 1986, Marion Communications, Inc., applied to the FCC to transfer the permit to build this station to Marion Radio, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on September 30, 1986, and the transaction was consummated on December 30, 1987.
In March 1994, Marion Radio, Inc., reached an agreement to sell the construction permit for this station to Scott Communications, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on October 13, 1994, and the transaction was consummated on October 17, 1994.
In March 2009, Scott Communications, Inc., applied to the FCC to transfer the broadcast license for WJAM-FM to Alexander Broadcasting Company. The application was approved by the FCC on March 23, 2009, and the transaction was consummated on April 2, 2009.
On July 21, 2008, WJAM-FM was granted a modified construction permit to change the station's city of license from Orrville, Alabama, to Shorter, Alabama; upgrade to a class C3 station with 25,000 watts of effective radiated power; and relocate the transmitter site east to 32°21'09"N, 86°03'06"W. The station received a license to cover these changes on May 8, 2009.
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