| City of license | Rushville, Ohio |
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| Broadcast area | Columbus, Ohio |
| Slogan | "Radio For Life" |
| Frequency | 88.9 MHz |
| First air date | 1999 |
| Format | Contemporary Christian |
| ERP | 1,100 watts |
| HAAT | 91 meters (299 feet) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 86826 |
| Owner | Arcangel Broadcasting Foundation |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wlry.org |
WLRY (88.9 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve Rushville, Ohio, USA. The station, established in 1999, is owned by the Arcangel Broadcasting Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. WLRY currently airs a Contemporary Christian format of music and talk under the slogan "Radio for Life".
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WLRY broadcasts a Christian radio format featuring Christian talk and educational programs plus contemporary Christian music to the greater Columbus, Ohio, area.[1] Local programming includes a weekday morning show called O'Riley in the Morning featuring Mike O'Riley with music, local information and special guests.[2] Syndicated programming includes Focus on the Family hosted by Dr. James Dobson, Believer's Voice of Victory hosted by Kenneth Copeland and Gloria Copeland, The Urban Alternative with Tony Evans, Turning Point with David Jeremiah, Walk in the Word hosted by Dr. James MacDonald and the drama/comedy Adventures in Odyssey[2]. The station is also the home base for the syndication of The Full Armor of God Broadcast[3] (Biker themed Christian rock show). Other locally originated programs include Pass The Salt with Coach Dave Daubenmire, Are You Ready with host Bob Denny, and the Breakdown Radio Program with host Caleb Kandra.
In addition to its usual religious programming, WLRY broadcasts select high school sports events featuring Fairfield Union High School.[4]
This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on May 19, 1998.[5] The new station was assigned the WLRY call sign by the FCC on June 22, 1998.[6] WLRY received its license to cover from the FCC on December 7, 1999.[7]
In August 2005, WLRY applied to the FCC to change its licensed broadcast frequency from 88.5 MHz to 88.9 MHz in an effort to improve the coverage area of its signal.[8] The FCC granted the station a new construction permit to authorize this change on February 16, 2006.[8] WRLY received a license to cover these changes on December 14, 2006.[9]
Coach Dave Daubenmire, host of Pass the Salt on WLRY, won a 2009 Excellence In Media Award as part of the 2009 Obadiah Awards For Outstanding Christian Activism.[10] The Full Armor of God Broadcast won multiple Malone University Radio Awards from 2001 through 2011 for Excellence in Broadcasting.[11]
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