WLLY

WLLY
City Wilson, North Carolina
Frequency 1350 kHz
First air date 1961
Format Southern Gospel
Power 1,000 watts day
79 watts night
Class D
Facility ID 20661
Transmitter coordinates 35°43′24″N 77°55′16″W / 35.72333°N 77.92111°W / 35.72333; -77.92111
Callsign meaning We Love Loving You
Owner Estuardo Valdemar Rodriguez And Leonor Rodriguez, Jt Tenants

WLLY (1350 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a Southern Gospel music format in Wilson, North Carolina. The station is owned by Estuardo Valdemar Rodriguez And Leonor Rodriguez, Joint Tenants.[1]

History

WLLY signed on in 1961.[2] It was originally owned by Epperson Stations, with Harry Epperson, Jr. as the principal owner. WLLY was, for most of its early history, a daytimer. To avoid interfering with other stations on AM 1350, it was required to go off the air at night. In the 1980s, it was given Federal Communications Commission permission to stay on the air around the clock, but at reduced power at night at 79 watts.

Up to the 1980s, it had a country music format and was an ABC Entertainment Network affiliate. By the 1990s, it had shifted to a Christian radio and Southern Gospel format.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "WLLY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1961-62 page B-123
  3. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 page B-233


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