Huntsville is a city in Madison and Limestone Counties in the U.S. state of Alabama, and the county seat of Madison County. As of the 2007 census, the population of Huntsville was 179,653.
The University of Alabama in Huntsville is the largest university serving the greater Huntsville area. The research-intensive university has more than 7,700 students.
Oakwood University, founded in 1896, is a Seventh-day Adventist university with over 1,800 students and a member institution of the United Negro College Fund. It is one of the nation's leading producers of successful Black applicants to medical schools. The school was USCAA National Basketball Champions (2008) and the winner of the 19th and 20th Honda Campus All-Star Challenge National Championship Tournaments (2008 and 2009).
The June Black Arts Festival is the largest two-day ethnic festival in the Huntsville area. It features the talent of local, regional, and national entertainers and artists in the black community. Begun in 1990 by veteran Huntsville broadcaster Hundley Batts, Sr., the first 17 events were held at the grounds surrounding the WEUP studio complex.
Huntsville has a humid subtropical climate. It experiences hot, humid summers and generally mild winters, with average high temperatures ranging from 89.4 °F in the summer to 48.9 °F during winter.
Speakin' Out News is a weekly newspaper focused on African Americans.
Radio Stations
WJOU 90.1 FM Huntsville, AL Gospel Music
WJAB 90.9 FM Huntsville, AL Jazz
W222AK (WEUP) 92.3 FM Huntsville, AL Hip Hop
WVNN 92.5 FM Trinity, AL News/Talk
WAFN 92.7 FM Arab, AL Oldies
WHRP 94.1 FM Gurley, AL Urban Contemporary
WZZN 97.7 FM Union Grove, AL Sports
WRJL 99.9 FM Eva, AL Gospel Music
W275AA (WEUZ) 102.9 FM Huntsville, AL Urban Contemporary
WEUP 103.1 FM Moulton, AL Hip Hop
WHWT 103.5 FM New Hope, AL Hip Hop
W280BA (WUMP) 103.9 FM Madison, AL Sports
WZYP 104.3 FM Athens, AL Top-40
WVNN 770 AM Athens, AL News/Talk
WHIY 1600 AM Huntsville, AL Gospel Music
WEUP 1700 AM Huntsville, AL Gospel Music
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