WALX

WALX (100.9 FM, "ALEX-FM") is a classic hits music formatted radio station licensed to Orrville, Alabama, and serving the Selma, Alabama, market.^[1] The station is owned by Scott Communications, Inc.

WALX

Orrville, Alabama
Broadcast area	Selma, Alabama
Frequency	100.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	ALEX-FM
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Subchannels	HD2: Classic country "Kix 101.5"
Ownership
Owner	Scott Communications, Inc.
Sister stations	WJAM, WMRK-FM
History
First air date	1974[1]
Call sign meaning	ALeXander Broadcasting[2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	950
Class	C2
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	150 meters (492 feet)
Transmitter coordinates	32°21′40″N 86°52′28″W
Translator(s)	96.3 W242BW (Selma) HD2: 101.5 W268BQ (Selma)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	walxradio.com

Programming

WALX airs The Rick and Bubba Show Sunday-Friday mornings, Getting Outdoors with Big Daddy Lawler Saturday mornings, Todd Prater on mid-days, and The Paul Finebaum Network each weekday afternoon. On March 23, 2009, the station flipped from Top 40-oriented "Lazer 101" to a classic hits format branded as "ALEX-FM".^[4]

In addition to its usual music programming, WALX formerly broadcast the high school football games of Montgomery, Alabama's Saint James School starting with the 2008 season.^[5][6] These games had previously aired on WACV (1170 AM).^[5]

Station relocation

On April 27, 2006, the station was granted a construction permit by the Federal Communications Commission to change its community of license from Selma to Orrville, Alabama. On February 10, 2009, the station was granted a license to cover for the change.^[7] Just over a week later, on February 18, 2009, the station applied to relocate again, this time to Valley Grande, Alabama.^[8]