RadioAlabama’s flagship begins 76th year; Alabama Governor marks anniversary with proclamation Tuesday, May 16 by Lee PerrymanSYLACAUGA, Ala. - A 75th birthday of any business is a big deal, and May 16, 2023, was proclaimed "RadioAlabama's 75 Years of Broadcast Excellence Day" in Alabama by Gov. Kay Ivey to mark such an anniversary of the Sylacauga-based broadcast group's first... Read More.
Proclamation by Governor Kay Ivey celebrates 75th anniversary of Sylacauga radio station Friday, May 5 by SylacaugaNews.com Digital TeamMONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has proclaimed May 16, 2023, as RadioAlabama’s 75 Years of Broadcast Excellence Day, marking the birthday of the group’s first radio station 75 years ago.A ceremony in the former House of Representatives chamber of the State... Read More.
RadioAlabama stations added to iHeartRadio live streaming platform Thursday, September 6 by Michael BrannonSYLACAUGA, Ala. - Three of RadioAlabama's radio brands are now available live on the iHeartRadio streaming platform, expanding the reach of 98.3 Fox FM, 105.1 WRFS, and Yea!106.5 to more smartphones, tablets, desktop computers, many new built-in car radios with internet connectivity, smart televisions,... Read More.
RadioAlabama’s Yea!106.5 partners with Sylacauga High School on video streaming broadcasts of football, basketball, and baseball games Tuesday, August 8 by Michael BrannonSYLACAUGA, Ala. - For the 2017-2018 season, the broadcast streaming and on-demand playback technologies for Sylacauga High School's football, basketball, baseball, and special events will be provided by RadioAlabama's Yea!106.5. The radio station's audio will be simulcast with the video of live games.Jeremy... Read More.
RadioAlabama high school ‘Game of the Week’ format on two stations, adds football coaches show Tuesday, August 8 by Michael BrannonSYLACAUGA, Ala. - RadioAlabama's radio signals, which reaches into parts of more than 20 counties across East Central Alabama, will broadcast not just one but two high school football games of the week starting August 25. In addition, the radio station network will... Read More.
Matt Coulter Changing the Game in Sylacauga Tuesday, May 23 by Lee PerrymanSYLACAUGA, Ala. - Long-time sports radio and television personality Matt Coulter has joined Marble City Media LLC as Senior Account Executive, responsible for key sales and engagement efforts for the company's four radio brands -- Yea!106.5 & WYEA!1290, 98.3 Fox FM, 105.1 WRFS, and... Read More.
WYEA celebrates 69th birthday on May 16 Saturday, May 13 by Lee PerrymanSYLACAUGA, Ala. - At 7:00 a.m. on May 16, 1948, what is now WYEA-AM was born as WMLS-AM on 1290 KHz.A license was granted by the Federal Communications Commission on Dec. 23, 1947, and construction began on Jan. 5, 1948. The original Raytheon RA-1000... Read More.
Sylacauga’s WYEA named Alabama Radio Station of the Year Sunday, March 26 by Jeremy LawHOOVER, Ala. - Sylacauga's WYEA was named Radio Station of the Year by the Alabama Broadcasters Association at the annual ABBY Awards ceremony on Saturday.Receiving the state’s top honor, Yea!106.5 and WYEA!1290 also took a Best in Broadcasting Award for social media efforts and... Read More.
Welcome to SylacaugaNews.com Monday, January 16 by Michael BrannonWelcome to the new SylacaugaNews.com. In partnership with Yea!106.5 and WYEA!1290, our mission is to report on what's happening in the greater Sylacauga area.For "outsiders", Sylacauga is in East Central Alabama, and an incorrect legend, repeated over time and not true, is that the... Read More.
98.3 FM coming back to the Sylacauga area Monday, October 24 by Lee PerrymanFor many years, WYEA-AM (1290) was a standalone radio station in Sylacauga. At the beginning of 2014, with great determination and an unwavering local and regional public service commitment, we began to grow, and grow, and grow, adding WYEA-FM (106.5), WRFS-FM (105.1), WLMA-AM (1050),... Read More.