WLON

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WLON
City of license Lincolnton, North Carolina
Slogan Hometown Radio
Frequency 1050 kHz
Format Oldies
Power 231 watts night
1,000 watts day
Class D
Facility ID 62366
Transmitter Coordinates 35°29′28.00″N 81°16′3.00″W / 35.4911111, -81.2675
Affiliations Jones Radio Network
Owner Hrn Broadcasting, Inc.
Webcast listen live
Website hrnb.com/wlon

WLON(1050 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format and serving the Lincolnton, North Carolina area, and owned and operated by HRN Broadcasting. The station plays a mixture of 1960s, '70s and some '80s oldies music, as well as Christian contemporary and beach music on Sundays. WLON AM is also the home of Lincolnton High School football every Friday night, Atlanta Braves baseball, NC State Wolfpack and UNC Tar Heels college basketball.

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WLON's morning show is called "Morning Magic with Milton Baker" and is hosted by Lincoln County native Milton Baker. News is broadcast by longtime news director Larry Seagle. Voice production is primarily done by talent Lilly White. Also, Jon Mayhew with the Lincoln Tribune provides news and board operation services for Cherryville Ironmen sports on sister station WCSL and hosts the Sunday night show "Groovy Tunes" 6 - 9 p.m.