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| Frequency | 1440 kHz |
| Branding | News Radio 1440 |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
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| History | |
First air date | April 30, 1930 |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 66909 |
| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 32°18′24.5″N 86°16′34.9″W / 32.306806°N 86.276361°W |
| Repeater(s) | 95.1 WXFX-HD3 (Prattville) |
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Public license information | |
WLWI (1440 kHz, "News Radio 1440") is an AM radio station licensed to serve Montgomery, Alabama, United States. The station is owned by Cumulus Media and the license is held by Cumulus Licensing, LLC.[2] The WLWI studios are located on the third floor of The Colonial Financial Center in downtown Montgomery, and the transmitter tower is in Montgomery's southside.
Prior to going silent in March 2025, WLWI broadcast a news/talk format to the Montgomery metropolitan area.[3] Notable local programming included "Decisions" with retired Army Sergeant Kevin Elkins and "Tactics" with former national debate champion and minister Caleb Colquitt. Notable syndicated programming included Mark Levin, Rush Limbaugh, The Sean Hannity Show, The Daily Wire, and Michael Savage. Overnight, the station broadcast the syndicated Red Eye Radio.[4] The station also carried all 140 games of the local Minor League Baseball team the Montgomery Biscuits.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLWI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Cumulus Media Expands Montgomery, Alabama Radio Group; Deal Includes Option to Buy Stations". Business Wire. August 18, 1998. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "Alabama Affiliates". Coast to Coast AM. Retrieved December 31, 2011.