| City of license | Spencer, Indiana |
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| Broadcast area | Bloomington, Indiana |
| Frequency | 97.7 MHz |
| Format | Classic Hits |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 61922 |
| Former callsigns | WLSO (1983-1988) WSKT (1988-2005) |
| Owner | Mid-America Radio of Indiana |
| Website | wclsfm.com |
WCLS (97.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Spencer, Indiana, USA, the station serves the Bloomington, Indiana area with a Classic Hits format. The station is currently owned by Mid-America Radio of Indiana.[1][2]
The station went on the air as WLSO on 1983-03-14. on 1988-08-18, the station changed its call sign to WSKT, on 2005-10-23 to the current WCLS,[3]
The call letters were also assigned to the 100.7 frequency which was owned by Spectrum Communications in the mid 90's, broadcasting from studios located in Oscoda, Michigan.
The call letters originally were assigned to 1580 AM located in Columbus, Georgia and were an abbreviation for Columbus. The stationed was owned by Charlie Parish through late 1979. Some of the well known "Good Guys" were: Larry James, known as L.J. the D.J., Bill Dean, also known as "Batman Bill Dean", Rod Stacey (Frank Pittman), Rich Galore (Ken Carlisle), Chris Brannon, Kemosabie Joe Johnson, Bill Holly, Don Edwards, Scott Shannon, Buddy Fox. The station was known as "the rock" of Columbus and led the market in popularity. The station had studios in Columbus, Georgia and in nearby Phenix City Alabama where the tower and transmitter were/are located.
The station sold to George H. Buck, Jr. Broadcasting and went to a Southern Gospel/Black Gospel format in 1980 under the direction of General Manager and air personality Glenn Lee.
Buck later sold the call letters in the 80's to someone further north for their station since CLS was the initials of the owner. The new call letters were/are WEAM. The format alternated between talk, and sports. The station is now an all gospel station, owned by Davis Broadcasting, which also owns WEAM FM and other area stations.
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