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Hosts on news-talk radio station WZRR-FM/Talk 99.5 in Birmingham, Ala., include, from left Matt Murphy, Andrea Lindenberg and Leland Whaley.

Birmingham radio station WZRR-FM/99.5 has completed the switch from country music to news-talk.

Cumulus Media, which owns the station, launched Talk 99.5 this morning, after teasing listeners for the previous four days with a transitional station that played all-Southern rock music.

The station will feature live and local programming during the day, with talk shows hosted by local news personalities Matt Murphy, Andrea Lindenberg, Richard Dixon and Leland Whaley.

Here is the Talk 99.5's weekday schedule of shows and hosts:

6-10 a.m. -- "Matt and Aunie," with Matt Murphy and Andrea Lindenburg

10-11 a.m. -- Andrea Lindenberg

11 a.m.-2 p.m. -- Richard Dixon

2-6 p.m. -- "Leland Live," with Leland Whaley

6-9 p.m. -- Mark Levin

9 p.m.-midnight -- Michael Savage

12-5 a.m. -- "Red Eye Radio"

5-6 a.m. -- "First Light," with Evan Haning

"Talk 99.5,Birmingham's Real Talk, is designed not only to be a source for breaking news and information, but as a place for Birmingham listeners to talk about the issues important to them," Murphy, WZRR-FM/Talk 99.5's program director and morning host, said in a media release.

"We are extremely excited to bring an all-star lineup to an all-star state," Murphy added. "Our commitment to live and local hosts represents our commitment to delivering the very best news, information and talk to the people of Alabama."

"We will be the voice of our community," David Walls, vice president/market manager for Cumulus Media-Birmingham, added. "There is no better time to launch Talk 99.5 than during this hotly contested political season."

The WZRR-FM/Talk 99.5 programming will be simulcast on sister station WAPI-AM/1070.