WPPT (AM)

WPPT (1230 AM) was an American radio station formerly licensed to serve the community of Talladega, Alabama.

The station, established in 1945, was last owned by Birmingham Christian Radio, Inc. WPPT broadcast a gospel music format to the Anniston, Alabama, area.

[8] Beginning in October 2005, WNUZ began experiencing a series of technical issues that kept the station from broadcasting for months at a time in 2005 and 2006.

[2][9] The station fell silent again in July 2007 and stayed off the air for more than six months due to new technical issues with the transmitter.

[10] On August 22, 2008, WNUZ "suffered direct lightning strikes" during Tropical Storm Fay which resulted in "the complete destruction of the station's transmitter" and caused unspecified damage to other electrical broadcast equipment at the station.