WELD (AM)
WELD is an Oldies and Classic Hits formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Fisher, West Virginia, serving the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia. WELD is owned and operated by Thunder Associates, LLC.
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| City | Fisher, West Virginia |
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| Broadcast area | Potomac Highlands of West Virginia |
| Branding | "690 WELD Radio" |
| Slogan | "Good Time Oldies" |
| Frequency | 690 kHz |
| First air date | 1956 |
| Format | Oldies Classic Hits |
| Power | 3,000 watts daytime 500 watts critical hours 14 watts nighttime |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 60923 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°3′8.4″N 79°0′20.1″W |
| Affiliations | ABC Radio News Cumulus Media Networks's Classic Hits network |
| Owner | Thunder Associates, LLC |
| Sister stations | WELD-FM, WQWV |
| Webcast | WELD Webstream |
| Website | WELD Online |
History
By the 1950s, Richard Field Lewis Jr. (1907–1957) had added WELD (AM) to the Richard Field Lewis Jr. Stations (later Mid Atlantic Network Inc.).[1][2][3]
References
- "Lewis, Multiple AM Owner, dies" (PDF). Broadcasting. 28 October 1957. p. 74. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- "Obituary" (PDF). Television Digest. October 1957. p. 6. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- "Marion P. Lewis". Free Lance-Star. 14 April 2001. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WELD
- Radio-Locator Information on WELD
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WELD
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