![]() ![]() ![]() The channel was once again transferred to Liberty Life Insurance Company subsidiary in 1959 which changed its corporate identity to Cosmos Broadcasting Corporation in 1965. Persons, after running his baby station only for two months sold it to Oklahoma Publishing Company owned by Gaylord family in Feb 1955. Since its inception Ch 12 has maintained its status as an NBC affiliate in the city. Following the inauguration of Person’s newly built studio facility on Delano Avenue, WSFA was launched on the eve of Christmas day in 1954. ![]() The VHF Ch 12 slot was originally meant for WCOV-TV, who planned to be the first occupier but couldn’t work according to plan because of delay in purchasing the transmitter and subsequently moved to UHF Ch 20. He would soon receive a construction permit to establish the second television station in the state. Persons after successfully launching and running a radio intended to enter the television market in 50’s. The channel soon claimed the fame it deserved particularly after launching the career of Hank Williams who happened to be a country music in the future. It was the 4 th station in Alabama at that time but first in Montgomery. WSFA traces its foundation back to 1930, when a radio station was launched at Montgomery Regional Airport by Gordon Persons. It was an exclusive NBC affiliate in Dothan and Wiregrass but this changed when the future sister WTVY put WRGX-LD in the market as an NBC affiliate in June 2013. Charter Spectrum and WOW! have the responsibility to carry the station on Cable. It possesses one of the largest coverage area in Alabama and also has secondary reach to Florida and Georgia’s border. Website: WSFA was previously owned by Raycom Media and was one of the two flagship assets headquartered at RSA Tower. ![]()
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