# WNGL

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Radio station in Mobile, Alabama

WNGL Mobile, Alabama United States Frequency 1410 kHz Branding Archangel Radio Programming Format Catholic Ownership Owner Archangel Communications, Inc. History First air date February 7, 1930 (as WODX) Former call signs WODX (1930–1933) WALA (1933–1963) WUNI (1963–1984) WMML (1984–1991) WLVV (1991–2009)[1] Call sign meaning W ANGEL Technical information[2] Licensing authority FCC Facility ID 854 Class B Power 5,000 watts (day) 4,600 watts (night) Transmitter coordinates 30°42′24″N 88°3′43″W / 30.70667°N 88.06194°W / 30.70667; -88.06194 Translators W233CX (94.5 MHz, Mobile) Links Public license information Public file LMS Webcast Listen Live Website archangelradio.com

**WNGL** (1410 [AM](/source/AM_broadcasting)) is a [radio station](/source/Radio_station) [licensed](/source/City_of_license) to serve [Mobile, Alabama](/source/Mobile%2C_Alabama), United States. Since September 2009, the station has been owned by [Fairhope](/source/Fairhope%2C_Alabama)-based Archangel Communications, Inc.

## Programming

WNGL broadcasts a [Catholic radio](/source/Catholic_radio) format to the [Mobile metropolitan area](/source/Mobile_metropolitan_area).[3] The station primarily airs programming from EWTN Global Catholic Radio and also broadcasts a local Live Hour program weekdays at 7AM, along with McGill-Toolen High School Football games.

## History

### The beginning

The oldest radio station in Mobile, **WODX** first broadcast from the Battle House Hotel in downtown Mobile on February 7, 1930.[4] Owned by W.O. Pape's Pape Broadcasting Company, the station changed its call sign to **WALA** in 1933.[5][6] The book *Alabama's First Broadcast Stations* by Harry Butler says the calls WALA once stood for "We Are Loyal Alabamians".[7]

January 1953 saw the launch of co-owned NBC-affiliated [television station](/source/Television_station) [WALA-TV](/source/WALA-TV) (channel 10) in Mobile and the start of a new era for the AM radio station.[8] A shift by the Pape family in January 1956 saw WALA transferred to a new company called Pape Television Company.[9]

### The country era

In 1963 the ownership of the radio and television stations was split and the AM station's callsign was changed to **WUNI**. The callsign was intended to sound out the phrase "You and I".[10] The re-christened radio station was acquired by a new company called WUNI Inc. on December 3, 1964.[11] It was with this ownership change that WUNI became the first full-time [country music](/source/Country_music) radio station in Mobile.[10] The station was sold again, this time to the similarly named Radio Station WUNI Inc. on August 1, 1976.[12]

In October 1983, Radio Station WUNI, Inc., agreed to sell the station to [country music](/source/Country_music) legend [Mel Tillis](/source/Mel_Tillis) through his Tillis Communications, Inc.[13] The deal was approved by the FCC on December 2, 1983.[14] Tillis had the [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) assign new call letters **WMML** on January 3, 1984.[1] As with sister station KMML in [Amarillo, Texas](/source/Amarillo%2C_Texas), the new callsign stood for "M-M-Mel Tillis" as a play on Mel's famous [stutter](/source/Stutter).[10][13] WMML continued to air the country music format it had adopted back in 1964.[10]

### R&B and religion

Tillis exited the radio business in 1985 and WMML was sold to Bridgeway Communications, Inc.,[13] owned by St. Louis Media Hall of Fame inductee Doug Eason. Bridgeway changed the format to urban-oriented [rap music](/source/Rap_music) which did well in the ratings but proved a tough sell to area advertisers.[10] In December 1989, station owner Bridgeway Communications, Inc., faced financial difficulties and the license for this station was involuntarily transferred to Bridgeway Communications, Inc., Debtor-In-Possession. The transfer was approved by the FCC on December 11, 1989.[15] In January 1990, Bridgeway Communications, Inc., Debtor-In-Possession gained approval to sell this station to Lonnie M. Tillis. The deal was approved by the FCC on April 2, 1990, and the transaction was consummated on May 30, 1990.[16]

In March 1991, Lonnie M. Tillis made a deal to sell WMML to Albert L. Crain. The deal was approved by the FCC on April 26, 1991, and the transaction was consummated on June 17, 1991.[17] The new owner had the FCC change the station's legal callsign to **WLVV** on June 28, 1991.[1] The station aired religious programming branded as "Love Radio".[10]

On February 19, 1997, station owner Albert L. Crain died and on April 21, 1997, Joy Crain Johns applied to the FCC to have the license legally transferred to the Estate of Albert L. Crain. The transfer was approved by the FCC on May 5, 1997, and the transaction was completed on May 9, 1997.[18]

In February 1999, the Estate of Albert L. Crain reached an agreement to sell this station to WLVV, Inc., based in [Baytown, Texas](/source/Baytown%2C_Texas), for a reported sale price of $263,750.[19] The deal was approved by the FCC on April 14, 1999, and the transaction was consummated on June 23, 1999.[20] The station switched to a [black Gospel](/source/Urban_contemporary_gospel) music format branded as *Victory 1410* under the slogan "The Voice of Victory".[10] The station's transmitter site and broadcast tower were severely damaged by [Hurricane Katrina](/source/Hurricane_Katrina) and has been operating under a series of special temporary authorities since September 2005 while repairs and new construction bring the broadcaster back to regular licensed operation.

## WNGL today

In July 2009, WLVV, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to Archangel Communications, Inc., of [Fairhope, Alabama](/source/Fairhope%2C_Alabama). The deal, valued at $125,000, was accepted for filing by the FCC on August 3, 2009, approved by the Commission on September 18, 2009, and the transaction was consummated on September 29, 2009.[21] The new owners flipped to a [Catholic radio](/source/Catholic_radio) format. They had the station's call sign changed to **WNGL** on October 8, 2009.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-fcc1_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-fcc1_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-fcc1_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-fcc1_1-3) ["Call Sign History"](https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=854&Callsign=WNGL). *FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC-LMS-854_2-0)** ["Facility Technical Data for WNGL"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=854). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-arb1_3-0)** ["Station Information Profile"](http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/station_information.htm). *Arbitron*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** McLaurin, Melton Alonza (1981). *Mobile, the Life and Times of a Great Southern City: An Illustrated History*. Windsor Publications. p. 119. On February 7, 1930, WODX, Mobile's first radio station, signed on the air.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bc44_5-0)** "Directory of Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States". *1944 Broadcasting-Telecasting Yearbook*. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1944. p. 74.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [*Radex Radio Index*](https://books.google.com/books?id=ZDg1AAAAMAAJ&q=WALA+). The Radex Press Inc. January 1934.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Butler, Harry D. *Alabama's First Radio Stations, 1920-1960*. Alabama Broadcasters Association.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Today in NBC History (Part 2)"](http://www.historyorb.com/entertainment/television/channels/nbc?p=2). History Orb. Retrieved January 4, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bc65_9-0)** "Directory of AM and FM Radio stations in the U.S.". *1965 Broadcasting Yearbook*. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1965. p. B-6.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-abmp_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-abmp_10-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-abmp_10-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-abmp_10-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-abmp_10-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-abmp_10-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-abmp_10-6) ["AM Technical Profile: WLVV"](http://bellsouthpwp2.net/c/r/crackedlcd/almediapage/profiles/wlvv.html). Alabama Broadcast Media Page. Retrieved January 4, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bc67_11-0)** "Directory of AM and FM Radio stations in the U.S.". *1967 Broadcasting Yearbook*. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1967. p. B-6.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bc79_12-0)** "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". *Broadcasting Yearbook 1979*. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1979. p. C-6.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-mel1_13-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-mel1_13-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-mel1_13-2) ["News and Stories: The Mel Tillis Story"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080827235659/http://www.kfdi.com/get/theranch/page3.asp). AM 1070 The Ranch. Archived from [the original](http://www.kfdi.com/get/theranch/page3.asp) on August 27, 2008. Retrieved January 4, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Application Search Details (BAL-19831017EN)"](https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=62206). FCC Media Bureau. December 2, 1983.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Application Search Details (BAL-19891129EA)"](https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=136008). FCC Media Bureau. December 11, 1989.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Application Search Details (BAL-19891228EC)"](https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=138287). FCC Media Bureau. May 30, 1990.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Application Search Details (BAL-19910311EF)"](https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=158054). FCC Media Bureau. June 17, 1991.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Application Search Details (BAL-19970421GI)"](https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=245071). FCC Media Bureau. May 9, 1997.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bcf4_19-0)** ["Changing Hands - 3/22/1999"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121022035029/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-54210855.html). *Broadcasting & Cable*. March 22, 1999. Archived from [the original](http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-54210855.html) on October 22, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** ["Application Search Details (BAPL-19990216GH)"](https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=281906). FCC Media Bureau. June 23, 1999.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** ["Application Search Details (BAL-20090731ACV)"](https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1325070). FCC Media Bureau. September 29, 2009.

## External links

- [Facility details for Facility ID 854 (WNGL)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=854) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [WNGL](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU26&band=am&callLetter=WNGL) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s AM station database

- [FCC History Cards for WNGL](https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=68127)

v t e Radio stations in the Mobile metropolitan area (Alabama) By AM frequency 540 660 710 840 900 960 1000 1110 1220 1270 1310 1410 1480 By FM frequency 88.5 89.5 91.3 92.1 92.9 94.1 94.9 96.1 97.5 98.3 98.7 99.9 100.7 101.5 102.1 102.7 104.1 105.5 105.7 106.5 107.3 LPFM 97.1 Translators 92.5 93.3 94.5 96.5 97.9 99.5 100.3 101.1 103.3 103.5 106.1 106.9 NOAA Weather Radio frequency 162.550 Digital radio by frequency & subchannel 92.1-1 92.1-2 92.1-3 92.9-1 94.9-1 94.9-2 96.1-1 96.1-2 96.1-3 98.7-1 98.7-2 99.9-1 99.9-2 99.9-3 100.7-1 101.5-1 101.5-2 107.3-1 107.3-2 By call sign KEC61 W223BX W227DA W233CX W243CY W250CB W258AY W262BL W266CM W277CS W278AP W291CY W295BB WABD WABF WASG WAVH WBHY WBHY-FM WBLX-FM WCSN WDLT-FM WERM WGOK WHEP WHIL WIJD WJGR-LP WJTQ WJNZ WKSJ-FM HD2 WLPR WLVM WMEZ WMOB WMXC HD2 HD3 WNGL WNSP WNTM WPCS WQUA WRGV HD2 WRKH HD2 HD3 WTKX-FM HD2 WTOF WXBM-FM WXQW WYCT HD2 WZEW HD2 HD3 Defunct stations WTOH 90.5/105.9 WMOB (1360 AM) Nearby regions Biloxi-Gulfport Laurel-Hattiesburg Montgomery Pensacola See also List of radio stations in Alabama

v t e Religious radio stations in the state of Alabama Stations WAKD – Sheffield WALN – Carrollton WAQU – Selma WAXU – Troy WAYH – Harvest WAYU – Steele WBFR – Birmingham WBHY – Mobile WBSA – Boaz WBTG-FM – Sheffield WBXR – Hazel Green WDYF – Dothan WEBT – Langdale WELL-FM – Waverly WGIB – Birmingham WGRW – Anniston WGTF – Dothan WIJD – Prichard WILF – Monroeville WJCK – Piedmont WJEC – Vernon WJIA – Guntersville WJIF – Opp WJIK – Fulton WKNG-FM – Heflin WKRE – Argo WKUA – Moundville WLBF – Montgomery WLJR – Birmingham WLPR – Prichard WLUG-LP – Anniston WLVM – Chickasaw WMBV – Dixons Mills WMFT – Tuscaloosa WMGY – Montgomery WMJB – Valley WMMA – Irondale/Birmingham WNGL – Mobile WPMR-LP – Russellville WQEM – Columbiana WRNF – Selma WRNK-LP – Lanett WSJL – Bessemer WSTF – Andalusia WTBB – Gadsden WTBJ – Oxford WTOF – Bay Minette WURY-LP – Phenix City WVMB-LP – Madison WXJC – Birmingham WXJC-FM – Cullman WYDE - Birmingham WYDE-FM – Cordova WYFD – Decatur Defunct WBYE - Calera WCOX - Camden WELB – Elba WERH - Hamilton WFBH-LP – Hamilton WJSD-LP – Henagar WKDG - Sumiton WKOC-LP – Ider WMOB – Mobile WPPT - Talladega WQHC - Hanceville WQLS - Camden WUAC-LP – Tuscaloosa WVOB – Dothan WWFC-LP – Bryant WZCT - Scottsboro WZTQ – Centre See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Alabama See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

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