WBHM-FM (Birmingham, AL)

WBHM (90.3 and 106.1 FM) is a radio station that offers a blend of News Talk Information programming during the day and primarily classical music at night. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this station caters to the local community and also reaches the Gadsden area through its repeater, WSGN. WBHM is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where its studios are situated. The station broadcasts content from well-known organizations like American Public Media, National Public Radio, and Public Radio International. Additionally, on a sub-carrier channel, WBHM provides the Alabama Radio Reading Service, which delivers readings from the Birmingham News and popular magazines, specifically designed for blind and visually impaired listeners in the Birmingham area.

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‘I don’t have no pity party’: Alabama execution set for Tuesday evening

2 weeks ago | wbhm.org | Kat Stromquist

Gregory Hunt says he’s not “your typical death row inmate.”“I don’t have no pity party,” he said in a recent phone interview. “You know, I’m just battling until I get a break or they snuff my light out.”Barring legal intervention, Hunt, who is in his 60s, is set to die by nitrogen gas Tuesday in Alabama for the 1988 murder of Karen Lane. As the execution approaches, Hunt said he isn’t afraid to die because of his deep spirituality.
UAB opens new engineering school building

3 weeks ago | wbhm.org | Noelle Annonen

After two years of construction, the University of Alabama at Birmingham has a new home for its engineering school. Staff cut the ribbon for the Frances and Miller Gorrie Hall Tuesday morning. “This is a once in a 40-year event for us,” UAB School of Engineering Dean Jeffrey Holmes said, pointing out that his school’s previous building opened in 1983.
Why did Alabama families drop their challenge to an anti-transgender law?

1 month ago | wbhm.org | Noelle Annonen

Sara O’Neal is leaving the state. She’s following her daughter, who left Alabama to live somewhere that is safer for transgender people, like herself. “Why would I live somewhere where if my daughter came to visit, there’s a 50 percent or greater chance that she would be ostracized or marginalized,” O’Neal said. O’Neal and her daughter Sydney had to scramble to get hormone medications back in 2022.
Alabama AG Steve Marshall to run for U.S. Senate

1 month ago | wbhm.org | Andrew Yeager

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Thursday that he is running for U.S. Senate, seeking the position being vacated by Sen. Tommy Tuberville. Marshall, a Republican, announced his candidacy in a video that included multiple clips of him being introduced or praised by President Donald Trump.
New studies show what’s at stake if Medicaid is scaled back

1 month ago | wbhm.org | Leslie Walker

Two research studies published this month add important data to the fierce political debate over Medicaid in Washington, D.C.Each study — one published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine, and the other released as a working paper from the nonpartisan National Bureau of Economic Research — offers evidence that Medicaid, the public insurance program that covers more than 70 million low-income and disabled Americans, is saving people’s lives.
How new at-home HPV test kits could help Alabama fight cervical cancer

1 month ago | wbhm.org | Noelle Annonen

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the country’s first at-home HPV screening kit. That disease causes nearly all cervical cancers. The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) reports Alabama is consistently among the top five states for rates of cervical cancer. While some hope the new kits might turn things around, others have questions. The new kits, made by Teal Health, come with a swab for collecting vaginal samples, which are then mailed to a lab for screening.
Legislative session ends with debate over police immunity bill

1 month ago | wbhm.org | Andrew Yeager

The Alabama legislative session wrapped up this week, but not before some contentious debate in the final hours on Wednesday night. The bill at hand was one that would expand legal immunity to police officers under certain circumstances. It ultimately passed and was signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday. That’s where we start our final legislative update of the session with Todd Stacy, host of Capitol Journal on Alabama Public Television. He spoke with WBHM’s Andrew Yeager.
Could calligraphy help with anxiety? This study aims to find out

1 month ago | wbhm.org | Noelle Annonen

Fourth-year University of Alabama at Birmingham medical student Heather McKelvey laid out sheets of paper across a rubber mat. In broad, sweeping brush strokes, she wrote out the word “calligraphy” in ink. She carefully pulls the tail of the letter Y into an elegant swirl before precisely dotting the letter i. People have a lot of strategies for dealing with anxiety – medication, therapy or exercise, for instance. But a new study overseen by McKelvey explored a different method – calligraphy.
Author revives forgotten stories through historical fiction novel based in Birmingham

1 month ago | wbhm.org | Noelle Annonen

Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park southwest of Birmingham is still covered with leaves shed from last fall, and new, green underbrush is just beginning to peek up from underneath it. University of Alabama English Professor Barry Cole and his husband walk through the park. “It’s quite a nice local touristy place,” Cole said.
School cellphone ban passed in the final days of the legislative session

1 month ago | wbhm.org | Andrew Yeager

Smartphones are practically appendages for many nowadays, but one place you probably won’t see them in use soon is in Alabama schools. Alabama lawmakers gave final passage this week to a bill that would ban them during the school day. It’s where we start our weekly legislative roundup with Todd Stacey, host of Capital Journal on Alabama Public Television. He spoke with WBHM’s Andrew YeagerThis interview was edited for length and clarity. We know plenty of students already have smartphones.