WZRR
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| Broadcast area | Birmingham metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 99.5 MHz |
| Branding | Talk 99.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio Westwood One Auburn Sports Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WAPI, WJOX, WJOX-FM, WJQX, WUHT | |
| History | |
First air date | December 1976 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Former rock and roll format |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 16899 |
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 309 meters (1,014 ft) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WZRR (99.5 FM, "Talk 99.5") is a commercial radio station licensed to Birmingham, Alabama, carrying a talk format. WZRR is one of several Birmingham-area radio stations owned by Cumulus Media, with studios and offices on Goodwin Crest Drive in Homewood.
WZRR carries local talk shows during the day, but at night it runs nationally syndicated programs from co-owned Westwood One including The Mark Levin Show, America at Night with Rich Valdés and Red Eye Radio. Most hours begin an update from ABC News Radio. It is also Central Alabama's radio home of Auburn Tigers athletics.
WZRR's transmitter is west of Red Mountain, off Spaulding Ishkooda Road in Birmingham. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most American FM stations. Its tower is more than 1,000 feet (300 meters) in height above average terrain (HAAT). It broadcasts using HD Radio technology.