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| City of license | Islip, New York |
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| Broadcast area | New York metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 540 kHz |
| Format | South Asiatic |
| Power | 10,000 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.wlie540am.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, with Christian programming, using the WLIX call letters. 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]
Beginning in 2008, the station started airing Spanish language religious shows. It currently broadcasts a South Asiatic music format, including Bollywood hits and news/talk programs.[4]
The station is being operated by Principle Broadcasting Network under a LMA from Long Island Multimedia in anticipation of a $14 million purchase.[5]
In 1981, this station was featured on the NBC series Real People, which was a cross between a newsmagazine and what can now be called reality television. Later, Ed Tyll hosted a talk show on WLIE.
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