Commentary: A certain anniversary lacking public acknowledgement (specifically the eightieth anniversary of the first regular broadcast day for a certain radio station related to southwest Alabama formerly called WKRG-AM (later called WNTM-AM, then called WPMI-AM, and then called WNTM-AM again by the time of this writing))

(note: quotation of a certain Alabama Broadcasters Association biography of the founder of the radio station mentioned in the name of this commentary (Kenneth Rabb Giddens))

"Kenneth’s interest in broadcasting peaked when buying radio advertisements for his Giddens & Rester theaters. Giddens and his family would start up Mobile’s new broadcast operation WKRG-TV, Inc. in 1946. Under Giddens’ direction, radio station WKRG went on the air on [Thursday] September 26, 1946, followed by WKRG-FM in 1947 [Thursday, October 16, 1947], and WKRG-TV on [Monday] September 5, 1955."

News for Friday, September 25th, 2026

• A certain Facebook page involving various texts of, "Clark Stewart" appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "Clark Stewart" appearing directly above some text of, "2 hours ago" appearing directly above some text of, "The 75th Annual Baldwin County Fair is underway! Longtime fair manager Sonny Hankins has attended every BC Fair since the very first one in 1948! Here’s our interview with Sonny." appearing directly above a video (involving audible mentionings of certain names for a certain radio station related to southwest Alabama ("WHEP" and "Radio Baldwin WHEP" (for WHEP-AM)) this Friday. 

• A certain Facebook page related to Alabama Public Radio (or a certain Facebook page related to a certain company by that name ("Alabama Public Radio") related to a certain radio station related to southwest Alabama named WHIL-FM) appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "Alabama Public Radio" appearing directly above some text of, "a day ago" appearing directly above some text of, "We're still overflowing with gratitude after an amazing Fall Pledge Drive! Your support and contributions keep the music, local news, and stories you love on the air." appearing directly above some text of, "Missed the drive? You can still show APR some love anytime at APR.org, through the APR app, or by calling 855-353-6644." appearing directly above some text of, "Every gift makes a difference in keeping public radio vibrant and strong! Thank you for believing in essential local journalism and music!" appearing directly above static imagery related to it administration the Thursday of the twenty-fourth day of this September. 

• A certain World Wide Web site involving various texts of, "YouTube" appeared to have had at least one section or page involving a video appearing directly above some text of, "FOX15 WPMI The Simpsons Scare-a-Thon Commercial Breaks & Bumpers (October 31st, 1993)" (appearing indirectly above some text of, "76 views  Jun 12, 2026" appearing directly above some text of, "Commercial breaks, promos and bumpers from my recently acquired tape of The Simpsons Scare-a-Thon from 1993, aired on FOX15 WPMI in Mobile, Alabama."); at least one section or page involving a video appearing directly above some text of, "WKRG-CBS Commercials December 19, 1999" (appearing indirectly above some text of, "20 views  Sep 25, 2026" appearing directly above some text of, "Walk with me for another Touched by an Angel commercial block!"); and at least one section or page involving a video appearing directly above some text of, "WEAR-ABC Commercials February 8, 2002" (appearing indirectly above some text of, "22 views  Sep 25, 2026" appearing directly above some text of, "As the Winter Olympics were getting underway on NBC, ABC was airing Patch Adams on their Big Picture Show, here's the ads from that broadcast.") this Friday. 

• A certain Facebook page related to WBLX-FM appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "Manageroftheyear and Ninety-Three Blx — at [WBLXFM Radio Station.]" appearing directly above some text of, "September 12 at 3:19 PM · Mobile, AL ·" appearing directly above some text of, "Sickle Cell Disease Association of America - Mobile Chapter, Inc. Ninety-Three Blx" appearing directly above a video; at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "Manageroftheyear and 2 others — at Cumulus Broadcasting." appearing directly above some text of, "September 12 at 2:03 PM · Mobile, AL ·" appearing directly above some text of, "Sickle Cell Disease Association of America - Mobile Chapter, Inc. Ninety-Three Blx 104.1 WDLT 975 WABD [Gospel 900] Am WGOK related to its administration this Wednesday." appearing directly above a video; at least ones section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "Ninety-Three Blx" appearing directly above some text of, "September 12 at 1:49 PM" appearing directly above some text of, "Ninety-Three Blx Sickle Cell Disease Association of America - Mobile Chapter, Inc. #SickleCellAwareness #fyp" appearing directly above some text of, "Manageroftheyear - Original audio" appearing over a video; at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "Manageroftheyear and 2 others — at Cumulus Broadcasting." appearing directly above some text of, "September 12 at 12:21 PM · Mobile, AL ·" appearing directly above some text of, "Sickle Cell Disease Associate of America Mobile Chapter Ninety-Three Blx 975 WABD 104.1 WDLT Gospel [900] Am WGOK #SickleCellAwareness #sicklecell #fyp" appearing directly above a video; and at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "Manageroftheyear and 2 others — at Cumulus Broadcasting." appearing directly above some text of, "September 12 at 10:19 AM · Mobile, AL ·" appearing directly above some text of, "Sickle Cell Disease Associate of America Mobile Chapter with Ninety-Three Blx [Gospel 900] Am WGOK 975 WABD 104.1 WDLT #SickleCellAwareness #sicklecell #trending" appearing directly above a video; and least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "Manageroftheyear and Ninety-Three Blx" appearing directly above some text of, "4 days ago" appearing directly above some text of, "With the first draft pick in the Ninety-Three Blx Lottery they select… Junior from the Steve Harvey Morning show #SteveHarvey #SickleCellAwareness #viral" related to its administration the Wednesday of the twenty-third day of this September (note: WBLX-FM, WDLT-FM, WGOK-AM, and WABD-FM often appeared to have had been members of a holding company named Cumulus Media before the Wednesday or day of September mentioned earlier in this paragraph during certain calendar years prior to this one (or during certain calendar years prior to this calendar year of 2026)).  

News for Thursday, September 24th, 2026

(note: certain parts (or certain paragraphs) of certain reports of this site published before this one named "News for Sunday, August 30th, 2026"  and "News for Sunday, August 12th, 2026" were amended (or corrected) this Thursday (specifically the first paragraphs from their tops))  

• A certain broadcast frequency related to a certain radio station related to southwest Alabama named WHIL-FM (or a certain broadcast frequency related to a certain Alabama Public Radio station named WHIL-FM) often had no audio during the first half of the hour of 12:00 a. m. this Thursday (before often having had audio during the second half of that hour of 12:00 a. m. this Thursday).  

• A certain World Wide Web site involving various texts of, "ebay" appeared to have had at least one section or page involving groups of text such as some text of, "Ten Caring Gifts Ornament 1996 WALA TV 10 Mobile Alabama Santa NEW" (appearing indirectly above some text of, "Item description from the seller" appearing directly above some text of, "Ten Caring Gifts Ornament - 1996 - WALA TV 10 - Mobile, Al - Christmas Santa Ornament form their underprivileged children gift program - New Unopened - See pics"); and at least one section or page involving groups of text such as some text of, "VINTAGE MOBILE AL AUTO SHO DRIVE IN MOVIE THEATRE MATCHBOOK COVER 710 WKRG CBS" this Thursday.  

• A certain Facebook page related to WABD-FM appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "975 WABD    is with Zoë McMahan." appearing directly above some text of, "3 hours ago" appearing directly above some text of, "Follow the journey of dying our hair while at work [- Zoë]" appearing directly above some text of,  "#NationalRecoveryMonth #975WABD" appearing directly above; and at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "975 WABD    is with Zoë McMahan." appearing directly above some text of, "3 hours ago" appearing directly above some text of, "Happy National Recovery Month!!" appearing directly above some text of, "Zoë & Uncle David decided they’d go all in on PURPLE & add a splash to their everyday look" appearing directly above some text of, "#NationalRecoveryMonth #975WABD" appearing directly above static imagery related to its administration this Thursday (update for Thursday, September 24th, 2026: a certain Facebook page involving various texts of, "Zoë McMahan" appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "Zoë McMahan is with 975 WABD and 6 others." appearing directly above some text of, "September 1 at 9:56 AM" appearing directly above some text of, "At the end of a super busy summer, I have some very exciting news... I will be taking on the role of Program Director for 97.5 WABD!" appearing directly above some text of, "Just over four years ago, I wondered down the radio rabbit hole and I couldn’t be more grateful for the experience I’ve had. I’ve gotten to learn from some of the best in the business first hand and I continue to learn everyday. I grew up listening to this station everyday, and I could not be more excited to be trusted to run the WABD ship.  Radio is still the most cool thing ever, keep your dial set to 97.5" appearing directly above a static image related to its administration this Thursday). 

• A certain Facebook page related to WALA-TV appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "FOX10 News" appearing directly above some text of, "2 hours ago" appearing directly above some text of, "Join the FOX10 STORMtracker Team for our 2 p.m. STORMtracker Weather Briefing! Meteorologist Hannah Fink is going beyond the day-to-day forecast with a more in-depth look at what’s happening in the atmosphere and what the latest data is showing for the Gulf Coast." appearing directly above some text of, "We’ll break down current conditions, the overall weather pattern, upper-level features, forecast models, temperatures and the seven-day forecast. We’ll also take a look at longer-range outlooks and special weather topics including the tropics, drought conditions, beach weather and more when needed. Plus, we may feature some of your viewer photos along the way! Watch LIVE at 2 p.m. on the FOX10 Gulf Stream and on fox10tv.com." appearing directly above a video related to its administration this Thursday (note: there often appeared to have had been TV programming related to WALA-TV involving audible (and visual) and mentionings of "FOX10 [or FOX 10]" (with pronunciations that could be spelled as FOX TEN, Fox TEN, FOX ten, fox ten, FOX ten, and fox TEN) (with or without audible mentionings of "News [or news]" immediately after them) being broadcast on at least one broadcast channel related to WALA-TV (or at least one main broadcast channel related to WALA-TV) before the Thursday or day of August mentioned earlier in this paragraph during certain calendar years prior to this one (or during certain calendar years prior to this calendar year of 2026)). 

Commentary: A certain departure message (involving profanity) on a certain Facebook page related to a certain (past) contributor to a certain radio station related to southwest Alabama named WABD-FM (specifically a certain contributor named Vincent ("Mojo") Wilson))

Hyperlink connected to the message mentioned in the name of this commentary

News for Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026

(update for Thursday, September 24th, 2026: certain parts (or certain paragraphs) of certain reports of this site published before this one named "News for Sunday, August 30th, 2026"  and "News for Sunday, August 12th, 2026" were amended (or corrected) this Thursday (specifically the first paragraphs from their tops))  

• A certain World Wide Web site involving various texts of, "ebay" appeared to have had at least one section or page involving groups of text such as some text of, "1958 Vigor High School Mobile Alabama Vigor Highlights Student Newspaper" and at a static image with certain parts such as some resembling some text of, "TONIGHT on television" appearing indirectly above some text of, "West Point" appearing directly above some text of, "Keep your eye on channel 5" appearing directly above some text of, "WKRG  Mobile") this Wednesday.  

• A certain Facebook page related to WNSP-FM appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "WNSP 105.5 FM" appearing directly above some text of, "2 hours ago" appearing directly above some text of, "TICKETS UP FOR GRABS!" appearing directly above some text of, "Want to see South Carolina @ Alabama in person?" appearing directly above some text of, "Tune in to Sports Drive at 4 PM for your chance to win a PAIR of tickets to the game!  Sports Drive with Taylor Tanner & Andrew Spivey" appearing directly above some text of, "Weekdays 3–6 PM on 105.5 WNSP" appearing directly above some text of, "Compliments of Baumhower's Victory Grille and Bob Baumhower" appearing directly above some text of, "Don’t miss it — your tickets could be waiting!" appearing directly above some text of, "#SportsDrive #WNSP #AlabamaFootball #RollTide" appearing directly above a static image related to its administration the Tuesday of the twenty-second day of this September.   

• A certain Facebook page related to WABD-FM appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "975 WABD" appearing directly above some text of, "a day ago" appearing directly above some text of, "Our Harry Styles tickets officially have a new home!! Congratulations Megan   you & these tickets belong TOGETHER (together)" appearing directly above a video; and at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "975 WABD" appearing directly above some text of, "6 days ago" appearing directly above some text of, "Harry Styles is bringing the Together, Together Tour    to ATL May 2027 & WABD wants to hook you up!! We’ve got a pair of tickets up for grabs & plenty of time to enter online   Head to our website 975wabd.com & enter every hour for your chance to Disco Occasionally with Harry Styles" appearing directly above a static image; and at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "975 WABD" appearing directly above some text of, "6 days ago" appearing directly above some text of, "Harry Styles is bringing the Together, Together Tour    to ATL May 2027 & WABD wants to hook you up!! We’ve got a pair of tickets up for grabs & plenty of time to enter online Head to our website & enter every hour for your chance to Disco Occasionally with Harry Styles" appearing directly above a static image appearing directly above some text of, "975WABD.COM" appearing directly above some text of, "WABD x Harry Styles" related to its administration this Friday. 

• A certain Facebook page related to WBLX-FM appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "Manageroftheyear and Ninety-Three Blx — at Bishop State [Community College.] appearing directly above some text of, "September 8 at 12:57 PM · Mobile, AL ·" appearing directly above some text of, "Tune into The Big Station Ninety-Three Blx Bishop State Community College Bishop State Community College locked  in #fyp #trending #viral" appearing directly above some text of, "#fromthemindofelricotunstallstudios" appearing directly above a video; at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "Manageroftheyear and Ninety-Three Blx — in Mobile, AL." appearing directly above some text of, "September 10 at 4:59 PM ·" appearing directly above some text of, "Locked in with Ninety-Three Blx on the Big Station  #trending #viral #share" appearing directly above a video; and at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "Ninety-Three Blx" appearing directly above some text of, "September 10 at 2:21 PM" appearing directly above some text of, "Big Station 93BLX #fypシ @topfans" appearing directly above some text of, "Manageroftheyear is at Bishop State Community College." appearing directly above some text of, "September 9 at 3:51 PM · Mobile, AL ·" appearing directly above some text of, "It’s the Big Station 93 BLX with DJGentleman George broadcasting live each day 2-6pm rather at Bishop State Student Activities or The Port City Classic #fyp #viral #trending #fromthemindofelricotunstallstudios #share" appearing directly above a video related to its administration this Wednesday. 

News for Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026

• A certain Facebook page related to WKRG-TV appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "WKRG" appearing directly above some text of, "46m" appearing directly above some text of, "47 minutes ago" appearing directly above some text of, "Our Pet of the Week from the Mobile SPCA is a Terrier-mix named Roxie." appearing directly above some text of, "https://www.wkrg.com/.../mobile-spcas-roxie-is-a.../..." appearing directly above a static image related to its administration this Monday. 

• A certain Facebook page related to Alabama Public Television (or a certain Facebook page related to a certain company by that name ("Alabama Public Television") related to a certain TV station related to southwest Alabama named WEIQ-TV) appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "Alabama Public Television" appearing directly above some text of, "15 hours ago" appearing directly above some text of, "The Alabama Educational Television Commission will meet on Tuesday, September 29, at 10 AM in the ETF Classroom and Auditorium at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, 1 Tranquility Base in Huntsville." appearing directly above some text of, "For more information about the AETC Board of Directors, including minutes from previous meetings and contact information, visit here: aptv.org/about/board-of-directors/" appearing directly above a static image related to its administration this Tuesday.  

• A certain Facebook page related to WMXC-FM appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "Mix 99.9" appearing directly above some text of, "6 hours ago" appearing directly above some text of, "Someone local to look for tonight on The Voice!" appearing directly above a static image appearing directly above some text of, "CHCA-Cottage Hill Christian Academy" appearing directly above some text of, "8 hours ago" appearing directly above some text of, "From The Hill to The Voice! CHCA Class of 2026 alum Joe Henley will be auditioning on NBC’s The Voice tonight. Tune in at 7pm and join us in cheering him on!" related to its administration the Monday of the twenty-first day of this August (first update for Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026: a certain Facebook page related to WMXC-FM appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "Mix 99.9" appearing directly above some text of, "11 minutes ago" appearing directly above some text of, "Oh my goodness! Did you see Mobile's Joe Henley on The Voice?" appearing directly above some text of, "CHCA-Cottage Hill Christian Academy" appearing directly above a static image appearing directly above some text of, "YOUTUBE.COM" appearing directly above some text of, "Coach Riley Can't Help But Sing with Teenager Joe Henley | The Voice Blind Auditions | NBC" related to its administration this Tuesday) (second update for Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026: a certain World Wide Web site related to WPMI-TV appeared to have had at least one section or page involving groups of text such as some text of, "Grand Bay teen lands on Team Riley Green on The Voice" appearing directly above some text of, "by NBC 15 | Tue, September 22, 2026 at 10:23 AM" appearing directly above some text of, "Updated Tue, September 22, 2026 at 10:28 AM" appearing directly above static imagery appearing indirectly above some text of, "MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — Monday night on Season 30 of The Voice, Joe Henley from Grand Bay secured a spot on Coach Riley Green's team with a blind audition to 'Anymore' by Travis Tritt." appearing directly above some text of, "WATCH" appearing directly above a video appearing directly above some text of, "Season 30 of The Voice begins with a three-episode week, then episodes will air weekly on Mondays at 7 p.m. on NBC 15, with next-day streaming on Peacock." this Tuesday (note: there often appeared to have had been TV programming related to WPMI-TV or a certain sub-channel for WEAR-TV with a virtual channel number of 3-2 involving audible mentionings of "NBC 15" (or N-B-C Fifteen ) before this Tuesday earlier this calendar year (of 2026) and during certain calendar years prior to this one (note #2: WPMI-TV and WEAR-TV often appeared to have had been members of a holding company named the Sinclair Broadcast Group before this Tuesday during certain calendar years prior to this one (or during certain calendar years prior to this calendar of 2026))). 

News for Monday, September 21st, 2026

• A certain World Wide Web site related to WZEW-FM appeared to have had at least one section or page involving groups of text such as some text of, "Mobile’s brand new Regions Arena will open with a monster show featuring the city’s own Red Clay Strays Friday, March 26th, 2027!" appearing directly above some text of, "With special guests St. Paul & The Broken Bones opening, this show will be a sure sell out, so grab seats ASAP when tickets go on sale Friday, September 25th at 10AM at ticketmaster.com!" appearing directly above some text of, "Listen to win tickets early all this week in The LA Lunch Hour with Pablo!" this Monday.   

• There often appeared to have had been at least one broadcast channel related to WEIQ-TV (or at least one such channel (related to WEIQ-TV) with a virtual channel number of 42-4) involving audio of a quality lower in volume and higher in pitch than the usual quality of its audio before this Monday earlier this calendar year (of 2026) and during certain calendar years this one during the second half the hour of 10:00 p. m. this Monday (before often having had audio of a quality higher in volume and moderate in pitch during the first half of the hour of 11:00 p. m afterwards this Monday (similar to that of the usual quality mentioned earlier in this paragraph)).  

• A certain World Wide Web site involving various texts of, "ebay" appeared to have had at least one section or page involving groups of text such as some text of, "VINTAGE MILK WHITE CUP 1982 WPMI TV 15 LOGO -THE BIG 1 on the GULF COAST" (appearing indirectly above some text of, "Item description from the seller" appearing directly above some text of, "This vintage milk white cup from 1982 features the WPMI TV 15 logo, making it a unique collectible item representing a piece of Gulf Coast history. Made in the United States, this cup showcases a classic design with a nod to television advertising from the past. Perfect for fans of vintage memorabilia or those looking to add a touch of nostalgia to their collection." appearing directly above some text of, "Condition is like new." this Monday. 

• A certain Facebook page related to Alabama Public Radio (or a certain Facebook page related to a certain company by that name ("Alabama Public Radio") related to a certain radio station related to southwest Alabama named WHIL-FM) appeared to have had at least one section or part involving groups of text such as some text of, "Alabama Public Radio" appearing directly above some text of, "8 hours ago" appearing directly above some text of, "A new show is coming to Alabama Public Radio!" appearing directly above some text of, "BrightPath with Lisa Jones & Johnnie Aycock explores the remarkable people, ideas, research and innovations shaping Alabama's future." appearing directly above some text of, "The series will launch on APR at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, September 25th." appearing directly above some text of, "The hosts joined the Coffee & History: A Conversation with Alabama Heritage podcast over the weekend for a sneak peek. Listen below in case you missed it!" appearing directly above some text of, "LINK: https://www.apr.org/2026-05-05/coffee-history" appearing directly above a static image related to its administration this Monday (note: at least one recording of the "Coffee & History: A Conversation with Alabama Heritage" mentioned before this note earlier in this paragraph (or at least one dated "SEP 15, 2026") had involved profanity).