WLIE
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| City of license | Islip, New York |
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| Broadcast area | New York metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 540 kHz |
| Format | Spanish Religious |
| Power | 2,500 watts (day) 220 watts (night) |
| Class | B |
| Callsign meaning | WLong Island Experts |
| Former callsigns | WBIC, WLIX, WLUX |
| Owner | Long Island Multimedia, LLC. |
| Website | http://www.wlie.com |
WLIE (540 AM is a radio station licensed to serve Islip, New York. The station has had a long history on the bottom end of the AM dial. During its early years, it was a daytime-only station. Starting in 1983, it was permitted to broadcast after dark, at a reduced power. In the mid-1990s, it was WLUX with a pop standards format. In 2002 it flipped formats to become first a talk radio station[1][2] then a business talk radio station.[3] As of early 2007, it is airing religious programming in Spanish.
The station is being operated by Principal Broadcasting Network under a LMA from Long Island Multimedia in anticipation of a $14 million purchase. [1]
Notable former on-air personalities include talk show host Ed Tyll.
[edit] References
- ^ Hinckley, David. "Stern: Ousted Rivals Had It Coming", New York Daily News, 2002-09-04.
- ^ Hinckley, David. "WLIE Boosts Signal and Island Focus", New York Daily News, 2002-11-20.
- ^ Solnik, Claude. "Island Talk WLIE cuts staff to lower expenses", Long Island Business News, 2003-08-01.
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WLIE
- Radio Locator Information on WLIE
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WLIE
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