WMAY (AM)
| Simulcasting WMAY-FM, Petersburg, IL | |
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Broadcast area | Springfield metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 970 kHz |
| Branding | News Talk 97.7 WMAY |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WCVS-FM, WFMB, WFMB-FM, WMAY-FM, WNNS, WQLZ | |
| History | |
First air date | September 15, 1950 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 38348 | |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 39°51′42.00″N 89°32′32.00″W / 39.8616667°N 89.5422222°W |
| Translator | 102.5 W273DR (Springfield) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | WMAY Online |
WMAY (970 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Springfield, Illinois, United States, featuring a talk radio format simulcasting with WMAY-FM (97.7). The stations are owned by Mid-West Family Broadcasting and the license is held by Long Nine, Inc.[2] WMAY's transmitter and studios are located on North Third Street in Riverton, Illinois.
Programming is simulcast on FM translator W273DR (102.5 FM) in Springfield.[3]
History
[edit]WMAY first signed on the air on September 15, 1950.[4] It was owned by Lincoln Broadcasting. In 1963, the station was acquired by Springfield Broadcasting, a division of Stuart Stations. It aired a full service, middle of the road music format, using NBC Radio News for its world and national news coverage.
Mid-West Family Broadcasting bought the station in 1976, switching it to country music a short time later.[5] In the early 1990s, WMAY went with an oldies format, and it flipped to its current talk radio format in 1995. Mid-West Family Broadcasting also owns local stations 98.7 WNNS-FM, 97.7 WQLZ and 92.7 WMAY-FM.
On August 28, 2020, Midwest Family announced that WUSW (now WMAY-FM) would drop its country format and begin simulcasting WMAY on September 1. The addition of 92.7 expanded WMAY's news/talk coverage to areas to the south and east of Springfield.[3]
On April 25, 2022, WMAY changed its format from news/talk (which continued on WMAY-FM 92.7 Taylorville) to classic hits, branded as "102.5 The Lake".[6]
On May 2, 2025, WMAY returned to news/talk, simulcasting WMAY-FM 92.7 Taylorville.[7] The classic hits format shifted to co-owned 99.7 FM.
Programming
[edit]The station only local personality hos the its morning show. The rest of the weekday schedule is nationally syndicated talk programs.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WMAY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "WMAY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- 1 2 WUSW To Flip To WMAY Simulcast
- ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1951 page 135[dead link]
- ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1980 page C-72[dead link]
- ↑ 102.5 The Lake Debuts In Springfield Radioinsight - April 25, 2022
- ↑ 99.7 CVS Debuts in Springfield IL Radioinsight - May 5, 2025
External links
[edit]- FCC History Cards for WMAY
- Facility details for Facility ID 38348 (WMAY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WMAY in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 202958 (W273DR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W273DR at FCCdata.org
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