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| Frequency | 1460 kHz |
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| Branding | All Oldies 1460 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
| Ownership | |
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| WRUL | |
| History | |
First air date | December 13, 1948[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 9011 | |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 85 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°04′57.2″N 88°12′6.1″W / 38.082556°N 88.201694°W |
| Translator | 93.3 W227ED (Carmi) |
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Public license information | |
| Website | WROY Online |
WROY (1460 AM, "All Oldies 1460") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Carmi, Illinois. WROY broadcasts an oldies format and is owned by Mark and Saundra Lange, through licensee The Original Company, Inc.
History
[edit]WROY was first licensed December 13, 1948.[1][3] The station ran 1,000 watts during daytime hours only.[4] By 1990, nighttime operations had been added, running 85 watts.[5] By 1991, the station had begun airing an oldies format.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 The Broadcasting Yearbook 1991[dead link], Broadcasting & Cable, 1991. p. B-96. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WROY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "WROY AM 1460". WROY. Archived from the original on January 25, 2000. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ↑ History Cards for WROY, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ↑ The Broadcasting Yearbook 1990[dead link], Broadcasting & Cable, 1990. p. B-95. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
External links
[edit]- WROY's website
- Facility details for Facility ID 9011 (WROY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WROY in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 145221 (W227ED) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W227ED at FCCdata.org
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