WLGC (AM)
For the FM radio station licensed to Greenup, Kentucky, United States, see WLGC-FM.
City of license | Greenup, Kentucky |
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Broadcast area | Huntington, West Virginia/Ashland, Kentucky |
Branding | A & A Porta-Pottys Kool Hits 105.7 NewsChannel |
Frequency | 1520 kHz |
Format | News |
Power |
5,000 watts day 280 watts critical hours |
Class | D |
Facility ID | 25223 |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°35′44.00″N 82°51′20.00″W / 38.5955556°N 82.8555556°W |
Callsign meaning | We Love Greenup County[1] |
Former callsigns | WTCV (1989-1984) |
Affiliations | Associated Press Radio Network |
Owner | Greenup County Broadcasting, Inc. |
Sister stations | WLGC-FM |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | koolhits1057.com |
WLGC (1520 AM) is a news radio station licensed to Greenup, Kentucky while their studio is located in Ashland, Kentucky. The station's transmitter, like WLGC-FM, remains in Greenup. The station is currently owned by Greenup County Broadcasting, Inc.[2]
History
The station went on the air as WLGC on May 30, 1984. On July 17, 1989, the station changed its call sign to WTCV. However, they returned to the WLGC callsign on April 26, 1993.[3]
On January 13, 2014, concurrent with WLGC-FM's rebranding as "Kool Hits 105.7", WLGC became a All-news radio format and was rebranded as "Kool Hits 105.7 NewsChannel".
References
- ↑ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- ↑ "WLGC Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "WLGC Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WLGC
- Radio-Locator Information on WLGC
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WLGC
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