WRYD


WRYD is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Jemison, Alabama, and serving Central Alabama including parts of Greater Birmingham. It is owned by the American Family Association and part of the American Family Radio network, broadcasting from a transmitter is off County Route 107 west of Jemison.

History

The station signed on the air on May 15, 1953. It was the FM sister station to WKLF (980 AM). The call sign was WEZZ and its original city of license was Clanton, Alabama. The deal was approved by the FCC on October 30, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on November 28, 2003. In January 2007, this station was acquired by Great South Wireless LLC from Great South RFDC LLC as part of a six station deal for a reported total sale price of $100 plus an assumption of certain debts and obligations.
Effective July 23, 2018, TBTA Ministries closed on the purchase of the then-WHPH from Great South Wireless for $525,000. The following day, the new owners changed the station's format from oldies to Christian rock, branded as "Revocation Radio". The call letters were switched to WRYD on July 31, 2018.
On January 30, 2025, WRYD flipped from Christian rock to American Family Radio's format of Christian talk and teaching.