WWMM-FM

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WWMM-FM "Live 100.5 Birmingham's Modern Music" is an "adult album alternative" radio station in Birmingham at frequency FM 100.5. The station is owned by Citadel Communications. Dave Rossi is program director.

The station debuted on August 15, 2008 with a special Friday morning edition of Reg's Coffee House. The first track aired on the day's show was Greg Laswell's "How the Day Sounds". The announcement of the new format was made on the air at 10:05 AM.

First 15 tracks

Birmingham News columnist Matt Cuthbert noted the first 15 songs played on the newly-launched station:

  1. Bruce Springsteen - "Radio Nowhere"
  2. R.E.M. - "Radio Free Europe"
  3. Death Cab for Cutie - "I Will Possess Your Heart"
  4. Pearl Jam - "Daughter"
  5. Coldplay - "Viva la Vida"
  6. New Radicals - "You Get What You Give"
  7. KT Tunstall - "Suddenly I See"
  8. Spoon - "Don't You Evah"
  9. The Killers - "All These Things That I've Done"
  10. U2 - "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses?"
  11. Jeff Buckley - "Hallelujah"
  12. O.A.R. - "Shattered"
  13. Feist - "1234"
  14. The Police - "So Lonely"
  15. Duffy - "Mercy"

External links

References

  • Cuthbert, Matt (August 15, 2008) "Birmingham gets AAA station with 100.5." Birmingham News
  • Cuthbert, Matt (August 15, 2008) "Springsteen, R.E.M., Death Cab kick off Live 100.5." Birmingham News