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WAHR (99.1 FM, "Star 99.1") is an adult contemporary music-formatted radio station serving the Huntsville, Alabama, market.[2] The station is owned by Rocket City Broadcasting and the license is held by BCA Radio LLC.[3] The signal covers most of northern Alabama and southern central Tennessee. WAHR is one of the top-rated radio stations in the Huntsville market.[4]
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WAHR was originally founded in 1959 by Arnold Hornbuckle and business partner Bill "Buckshot" Lane. As such, it was one of the area's first FM radio stations. The call letters stood for 'With Arnold Hornbuckle's Records'[1], as at the time of licensing Arnold Hornbuckle owned Hornbuckle's Record Shop, also in Huntsville, Alabama. After over 40 years serving the Tennessee Valley, the two finally retired, selling the station in July 1999. WAHR is currently the flagship of a three-station group that includes WRTT-FM and WLOR.
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In November 2007, WAHR won the American Cancer Society's Mid-South Division award for best radio supporter for 2006-07. The station was cited for having "strongly supported" the ACS's Relay for Life, gala, golf tournament and other events sponsored by the national and local cancer organizations.[5]
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