WKRP-FM

WKRP-FM (101.5 FM) is a commercial radio station owned by Audacy, Inc. It carries an active rock format with its HD2 subchannel carrying an alternate rock format and its HD3 carrying K-Love. The station's studios are located on 12th Avenue South in downtown Birmingham, and its transmitter is located on Valley View Drive atop Red Mountain in southwestern Birmingham.

As WCAH-FM
On July 4, 1948, WCAH would launch an FM simulcast under the name WCAH-FM. Both stations were owned by RKO General (then General Teleradio), carried full service format and were affiliates of the Mutual Broadcasting System. In 1961, WCAH-FM would begin carrying Boss Radio by way of WCAH. On August 3, 1968, WCAH-FM would split from its simulcast of WCAH and switch to a progressive rock format branded as "Heart 101.5".

The early rock years/The original WKRP
On January 5, 1971, WCAH-FM would change its call-letters to WCRK, branding itself as "WCRK 101 1/2". Initially, the station retained its progressive rock format but by 1975, the station would become an album-oriented rock station. On September 15, 1983, the station would flip once again to a mainstream rock format known as "101.5 Rock FM". The first song to play on "101.5 Rock FM" was "Hold On Tight" by Electric Light Orchestra.

On February 16, 1987, WCRK would change its call-letters once again to the current call-letters WKRP-FM, named the fictional station (WKRP) in WKRP in Cincinnati. The station would even adopt the branding of the station, going on air as "The Carp 102". The last song to play on "101.5 Rock FM" was "The Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby and the Range, while the first song to play on "The Carp 102" was "Livin’ on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi. In 1989, RKO General would sell its WCAH and WKRP-FM to Westwood One. Westwood One were uninterested in both stations and sold them to Evergreen Media in 1992.

Active rock
On June 12, 1994, the station would flip its format to an active rock format under the name "WKRP 101". This was done to avoid competition with various adult contemporary and oldies stations in the early that were rock-leaning. The last song to play on "The Carp 102" was "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden, while the first song to play "WKRP 101" was "Loser" by Beck. In 1995, Evergreen would be bought out by Chancellor Media. In 1999, Chancellor would merge with Capstar to form AMFM and in 2000, Clear Channel would purchased the merged company. However due to ownership limits, Clear Channel would sell WCAH, WKRP-FM, WPRT, and WZII to Infinity Broadcasting. Following the sale, WKRP-FM would become Birmingham's broadcast home of The Howard Stern Show.

In 2005, CBS Radio (owner of WKRP-FM) would launch Free FM (a talk radio network) on stations that used to air The Howard Stern Show. WKRP-FM would decline affiliation of the network. However, it did cherry-pick select Free FM programs until the network's closure in 2007. WKRP-FM would then launch a HD2 subchannel which would carry all of the talk shows (it now carries an alternative rock format).

On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with Entercom. The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on the 17th.