ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt, wˈæpi ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə bˈɜːmɪŋˌæm, ɪn pˈɑːɹt dˈuː tə ðɪ ˌɛnbˌiːsˈiː ɹˈɛd nˈɛtwɜːks ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn ɐfˈɪlɪˌeɪɾɪŋ wɪð ɐ stˈeɪʃən ɪn ˌæləbˈæməz lˈɑːɹdʒɪst sˈɪɾi.
In 1928, WAPI returned to Birmingham, in part due to the NBC Red Network's interest in affiliating with a station in Alabama's largest city.