Saturday, 8:00 AM
Red Mountain Outdoors
Fishing, hunting reports, weather and inexplicably detailed antenna-placement advice.
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
This schedule was reconstructed from station cards, cable-company inserts, Co-op newsletters and handwritten corrections submitted to the Magic City Community Network during March 1987.
WXPO 6/7 remains an independent Red Mountain station in this record set. Channel 6 is the over-the-air broadcast assignment; many Birmingham cable systems carry the same signal on Channel 7. Its television audio may also be heard near 87.7 FM on some receivers.
TELEVISION — WEEKDAY HIGHLIGHTS
| Time | WXPO 6 / Cable 7 | MCCN Cable 14 | Educational 22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5:30 AM | Red Mountain Farm & Weather | Bulletin Board / Sign-On | Test Pattern |
| 6:00 AM | Magic City Morning Report | Community Calendar | Adult Literacy |
| 7:00 AM | Cartoon Block | School Menus & Closings | Alabama Classroom |
| 9:00 AM | Morning Movie | Co-op Workshop Replay | Mechanical Drawing |
| 12:00 PM | WXPO Midday Report | Church & Civic Calendar | Public Library Hour |
| 1:00 PM | Matinee Feature | Neighborhood Swap Board | Local History |
| 4:00 PM | After-School Cartoons | Youth Club Announcements | Homework Line |
| 6:00 PM | Red Mountain News | Community Bulletin Exchange | State & Local Affairs |
| 7:00 PM | Magic City Tonight | Repair Clinic Live | Nature & Science |
| 8:00 PM | WXPO Feature Presentation | Public Access Hour | Masterpiece Theater |
| 10:00 PM | WXPO Late Report | Co-op Meeting Replay | Sign-Off Notices |
| 10:35 PM | The Benny Hill Show Unedited imported episodes. Viewer discretion advised. | Classified Listings | Off Air |
| 11:10 PM | Red Mountain Late Movie | Static Bulletin Board | Off Air |
| 1:30 AM | Station Identification / Sign-Off | Carrier Tone | Off Air |
| 3:33 AM | NO PROGRAM LISTED | NO PROGRAM LISTED | NO PROGRAM LISTED |
GUIDE NOTE WXPO-87-06: LATE PROGRAMMING IS BROADCAST FROM THE RED MOUNTAIN TRANSMITTER WITHOUT LOCAL EDIT CUTS. SOME CABLE SYSTEMS INSERT THEIR OWN COMMERCIAL BREAKS.
WXPO 6/7 — WEEKEND LOCAL PROGRAMMING
Saturday, 12:30 PM
Magic City Swap Line
Call-in listings for appliances, radios, furniture, vehicles and things described only as “surplus.”
Saturday, 6:30 PM
Storm Desk 6/7
Local radar, severe-weather preparation and transmitter reports from Red Mountain.
Saturday, 10:30 PM
The Benny Hill Show
Two unedited episodes from the station’s imported film and tape library.
Sunday, 9:00 AM
Community Pulpit
Rotating Birmingham-area churches and civic speakers.
Sunday, 11:30 PM
WXPO Sign-Off Reflection
Local photography, instrumental music and station identification.
RADIO — COMMUNITY LISTINGS
| Frequency | Service | Selected Local Programming |
|---|---|---|
| 87.7 FM | WXPO Channel 6 television audio | Television soundtrack only. Reception varies by neighborhood and receiver. |
| 91.7 FM | WMCN Community FM | Morning notices; school information; Co-op calendar; local music; evening public-affairs programs. |
| 620 AM | WKID Radio | Country and gospel; noon farm report; Saturday radio swap shop sponsored by Kidd’s Radio & Repair. |
| 1450 AM | WBRM Red Mountain Radio | Local news; high-school sports; weather; overnight call-in programming. |
| 162.55 MHz | Weather Radio | Official forecasts and watches. Continuous service except during maintenance or unexplained carrier loss. |
LISTENER & VIEWER NOTES
- For rooftop antenna assistance, consult the Magic City Co-op HAM clinic rather than climbing during a thunderstorm.
- Do not confuse WXPO television audio near 87.7 FM with an unauthorized radio station.
- Reports of voices beneath regular programming should include the station, exact time, weather and whether the receiver remained audible after being unplugged.
- A handwritten correction on the surviving guide reads: “6 becomes 7 only after the mountain.”