WROY

WROY
City Carmi, Illinois
Branding All Oldies 1460
Slogan "Today's News, Yesterday's Music"
Frequency 1460 kHz
First air date December 13, 1948[1]
Format Oldies
Power 1,000 watts day
85 watts night
Class D
Facility ID 9011
Transmitter coordinates 38°04′54″N 88°12′04″W / 38.08167°N 88.20111°W / 38.08167; -88.20111Coordinates: 38°04′54″N 88°12′04″W / 38.08167°N 88.20111°W / 38.08167; -88.20111
Owner Mark Lange and Saundra Lange
(The Original Company, Inc.)
Sister stations WRUL
Website wrul.com
WROY offices in Carmi

WROY (1460 AM, "All Oldies 1460") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Carmi, Illinois. WROY broadcasts an oldies format and is owned by Mark and Saundra Lange, through licensee The Original Company, Inc.

History

WROY was first licensed December 13, 1948.[1][2] The station ran 1,000 watts during daytime hours only.[3] By 1990, nighttime operations had been added, running 85 watts.[4] By 1991, the station had begun airing an oldies format.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 The Broadcasting Yearbook 1991, Broadcasting & Cable, 1991. p. B-96. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ "WROY AM 1460". WROY. Archived from the original on January 25, 2000. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  3. ↑ History Cards for WROY, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  4. ↑ The Broadcasting Yearbook 1990, Broadcasting & Cable, 1990. p. B-95. Retrieved August 7, 2018.


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