Sylacauga-based Marble City Media’s six radio stations under the RadioAlabama umbrella are moving to a newly-acquired 20,000 square foot downtown building on the southern edge of the city’s historic commercial district this summer. 3,000 square feet will be dedicated to a multi-set video production studio and new radio studios visible for public observation from outside.
“This will also be a return to downtown for our first radio station, launched as WMLS-AM just a block away at 11½ W. 2nd St. on May 16, 1948,” said Marble City Media’s Lee Perryman, President & CEO. “The major expansion — to more than 10 times the size of our current facility — is part of our continuing investment in Sylacauga and commitment to serving the public, area businesses, and industry as a local economic catalyst.”
“The new location is oddly historic,” Perryman noted. “In 1909, the site hosted Marble City Mills, which was destroyed by a tornado along with other commercial district properties in 1917. In 1981, an explosion fueled by a natural gas leak leveled a laundry, the Sylacauga Insurance Agency, and most of the Garris Furniture & Specialties business there. We are especially excited about being part of the ongoing redevelopment of the central part of the city.”
RadioAlabama operates facilities in four counties for its six FM and two AM stations, including the area’s only HD Radio channels.
- 98.3 Fox FM (WFXO) – Primary coverage area: Sylacauga-Childersburg-Chelsea-Birmingham suburbs-Lake Martin-Talladega-Pell City-Alexander City-Dadeville
- KiX 100.3 [& 1290 AM] (WYEA) – Primary coverage area: Sylacauga-Childersburg-Talladega-Chelsea
- Yea!106.5 [& 98.3 HD2] (WFXO-HD2) – Primary coverage area: Sylacauga-Childersburg
- 105.1 WRFS (WRFS) – Primary coverage area: Lake Martin-Alexander City-Dadeville-Wetumpka-Prattville-Clanton-Montgomery
- KiX 96.3 [& 1050 AM] (WSGN) – Primary coverage area: Alexander City-Dadeville
- AU100 (WAUE) – Primary coverage area: Waverly-Auburn-Opelika
