WLGC (AM)
WLGC (1520 AM) was a news radio station licensed to Greenup, Kentucky while their studio is located in Ashland, Kentucky. The station's transmitter, like WLGC-FM, was in Greenup. The station was owned by Greenup County Broadcasting, Inc.[2]
City | Greenup, Kentucky |
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Broadcast area | Huntington, West Virginia/Ashland, Kentucky |
Branding | Kool Hits 105.7 NewsChannel |
Frequency | 1520 kHz |
First air date | May 30, 1984 |
Last air date | February 1, 2017 |
Format | Defunct (formerly News) |
Power | 5,000 watts day 280 watts critical hours |
Class | D |
Facility ID | 25223 |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°35′44″N 82°51′20″W |
Call sign meaning | We Love Greenup County[1] |
Former call signs | WLGC (1984-July 17, 1989) WTCV (July 17, 1989-April 26, 1993) |
Affiliations | Associated Press Radio Network Kentucky News Network |
Owner | Greenup County Broadcasting, Inc. |
Sister stations | WLGC-FM |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | koolhits1057.com |
History
The station went on the air as WLGC on May 30, 1984. On July 17, 1989, the station changed its call sign to WTCV. However, they returned to the WLGC callsign on April 26, 1993.[3]
On January 13, 2014, concurrent with WLGC-FM's rebranding as "Kool Hits 105.7", WLGC became an All-news radio format and was rebranded as "Kool Hits 105.7 NewsChannel". In addition to local news, the station also features news broadcasts from the Associated Press Radio Network and the Kentucky News Network.
At the request of licensee Greenup County Broadcasting, the Federal Communications Commission cancelled WLGC's over the air broadcasting license on February 1, 2017.[4] The former AM station is still available as an online only feed from WLGC's website and smartphone app.
References
- "Call Letter Origins: Key and Listing". nelson.oldradio.com. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- "DWLGC Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "DWLGC Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "FCC Daily Digest Broadcast Actions" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for DWLGC
- Radio-Locator Information on DWLGC
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for DWLGC