Talk 99.5 live

Talk 99.5 is Birmingham's talk station. It broadcasts as WZRR on 99.5 FM, is licensed to Birmingham, Alabama, and serves the Birmingham metropolitan area with the slogan "Birmingham's Real Talk". The station is owned by Cumulus Media, and on this page you can listen to Talk 99.5 live online, free. The online stream is offered to listeners inside the United States; outside the country it may not play because of rights restrictions.

Talk and Auburn

WZRR airs talk radio with ABC News Radio and Westwood One, and it is part of the Auburn Sports Network.

Studios

The studios and offices are on Goodwin Crest Drive in Homewood.

History

The station signed on in December 1976 as WVOK-FM and was later WRKK, WQUS and WLTB before becoming WZRR — call letters from a former rock and roll format.

Sister stations

In Birmingham, Cumulus also owns WAPI, WJOX, WJOX-FM, WJQX and WUHT.

Talk, anywhere

Press play and Talk 99.5 starts in seconds — on I-65, at work or far from Alabama. The stream on this page carries the same programming you hear on 99.5 FM.

For Birmingham

From local issues to Auburn football, Talk 99.5 is where Birmingham listeners turn for conversation.

How to listen

You can hear Talk 99.5 on the radio on 99.5 FM across Birmingham, but you do not need a radio at all: this page plays the live stream in any browser, on a phone, tablet or computer. Press the play button at the top, wait a second or two for the stream to connect, and keep browsing while it plays — the player stays on as you move between pages. It is ideal for the morning commute or an Auburn game, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.

Below the player you will find Talk 99.5's frequency and home city, the genres it plays, answers to common questions and a list of similar stations, so when you want a change you can jump to another station in the same format or the same area with one click.

• 100% free, no sign-up
• Live stream, 24 hours a day
• Listen from anywhere
• Works on phone and computer