WLLY (AM)

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]

WLLY
Frequency1350 kHz
Programming
FormatSouthern Gospel
Ownership
OwnerEstuardo Valdemar Rodriguez And Leonor Rodriguez, Jt Tenants
History
First air date
1961
Call sign meaning
We Love Loving You
Technical information
Facility ID20661
ClassD
Power1,000 watts day
79 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
35°43′24″N 77°55′16″W
Translator(s)107.5 MHz W298CT (Wilson)

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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