W281AB

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W281AB
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City of license Mountain Brook, Alabama
Broadcast area Birmingham–Hoover Metropolitan Area
Branding "104.1 The Beat"
Slogan "Birmingham's Hip Hop & R&B"
Frequency 104.1 MHz
Repeaters WMJJ 96.5-HD2
First air date July 29, 2011
Format Urban Contemporary
ERP 250 watts
HAAT 351.6 meters
Class D
Facility ID 20921
Transmitter coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Callsign meaning W281AB=AlaBama
Owner iHeartMedia, Inc.
Webcast Listen Live
Website 1041beat.com

W281AB (104.1 The Beat) is an FM translator station licensed to Mountain Brook, Alabama. It rebroadcasts an Urban Contemporary format from the HD2 subchannel of WMJJ. The translator, which was launched on July 29, 2011, replaced the simulcast of Urban AM WJLD. The translator is owned by Richardson Broadcasting Corporation and is leased to Clear Channel Communications, the owners of WMJJ. The station has studios at Beacon Ridge Tower in Birmingham (near Red Mountain). It specializes in current-based Hip-Hop and R&B hits, catering to a 12-34 audience.[1] In August 2013, the station became a charter affiliate of The Breakfast Club.

References

  1. "A New Beat In Birmingham" from Radioinsight (July 29, 2011)

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