WHMA-FM

Infobox Radio station
name = WHMA-FM


city = Hobson City, Alabama
area = Anniston-Oxford metropolitan area
branding = "The Big 95 WHMA"
slogan = "Alabama's Favorite Country"
airdate =
frequency = 95.5 MHz
format = Country
power =
erp = 530 watts
haat = 332 meters
class = A
facility_id = 52320
coordinates = coord|176|37|38|N|176|37|38|W|display=inline,title
callsign_meaning = W
Harry
M.
Ayers
former_callsigns = WASZ
owner = Williams Communications, Inc. |
licensee =
sister_stations = WHMA-AM
webcast = [http://69.92.96.87,88/broadwave.m3u?src=1&kbps=56 Listen Live]
website = http://www.whmabig95.com
affiliations = Fox News Radio

WHMA-FM (95.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Hobson City, Alabama, USA, it serves the Anniston-Oxford metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Williams Communications, Inc.

The station was originally applied-for by Perry Communications in 1979, with Ashland, Alabama as its city of license. After being approved in 1980, it was granted two extensions to the original 18 months before its construction permit expired in 1981. After later being granted a new CP in 1983, it finally went on the air and was given a license to cover in 1984. During this process, the city of license was changed from Ashland-Lineville, Alabama to its current Hobson City. The station was WASZ until mid-December 2004.

WHMA-FM has filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission to change its frequency down by one channel, from 95.5 to 95.3 FM. The station will change its city of license again to Alexandria, Alabama in conjunction with this change. The station will have the same transmitter location and height, but will drop its power in the maximum direction from 530 watts to 400. A different directional antenna will also be used, shifting the southern end of its coverage area further west. [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=FM1097637.html old] [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=FM1227061.html new]

The WHMA-FM callsign and radio format were previously on 100.5, which moved all the way to metro Atlanta to become WWWQ (now WNNX) FM in the early 2000s.

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