| Simulcast of WEIR Weirton, WV | |
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| Broadcast area | Wheeling, West Virginia |
| Frequency | 1290 kHz |
| Branding | River Talk |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk/sports/oldies |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | 1947 (as WTRF) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Live |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 3038 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 40°2′9.3″N 80°46′15.3″W / 40.035917°N 80.770917°W |
| Translator | 100.1 W261DH (Wheeling) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 1063theriver.com |
WLYV (1290 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk/sports/oldies format. Licensed to Bellaire, Ohio, United States, it serves the Wheeling area. The station is owned by Cody Barack, through licensee Ohio Midland Newsgroup, LLC.
Originally known as WTRF, the station signed on the air for the first time in 1947 on both the AM and FM bands. Fittingly, the call sign stood for "Two Radio Frequencies". It became WTRX in 1955 and then WOMP in 1959.
On June 5, 2017, WOMP changed their format from sports to classic country, branded as "Lejends 100.1/1290" (simulcast on FM translator W261DH 100.1 FM Wheeling, West Virginia).[2] The station changed its call sign to WLEJ on June 12, 2017. The station changed its call sign and branding again on September 8, 2017, to WYLY, "Willie 100.1/1290". When the WLIE call letters became available, WYLY used them and changed to WLIE on January 1, 2019.
On October 31, 2021, Forever Media consummated the sale of WLIE, three sister stations, and a translator to Ohio Midland Newsgroup, LLC for $1,300,000. On November 15, 2021, WLIE changed its format from classic country to a simulcast of conservative and local talk formatted WEIR 1430 AM Weirton, West Virginia, branded as "River Talk".[3] It changed its callsign to WLYV on November 23, 2021 with its own live and local content. In addition to its primary talk format, the station airs OVAC high school football, Ohio State athletics, and an automated oldies format (branded as Good Time Oldies) on weeknights and weekends.
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLYV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Forever Brings Classic Country Lejends to Wheeling Radioinsight - June 13, 2017
- ^ Rocky Gets Some Rage & One Less Willie In Wheeling Radioinsight - November 15, 2021
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 3038 (WLYV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WLYV in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 139038 (W261DH) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W261DH at FCCdata.org
- "History Cards for WLYV". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)
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