WLEA-FM
| Simulcast of WYSL, Avon | |
|---|---|
| |
Broadcast area | Elmira-Corning area |
| Frequency | 92.1 MHz |
| Branding | WELA Southern Tier |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WLEA, WYSL | |
| History | |
First air date | June 1981 |
Former call signs | WCKR (until 2025) |
Call sign meaning | FM counterpart to WLEA |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 52842 | |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 2,550 watts |
| HAAT | 155 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°20′38″N 77°37′36″W / 42.34389°N 77.62667°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | WLEA.net |
WLEA-FM (92.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Hornell, New York, United States, the station serves the Canisteo Valley area. The station is currently owned by Bob Savage.[2]
For most of its history on air, WCKR was a country music station, a format it abandoned in May 2017 in favor of top 40. On February 1, 2020, WCKR changed formats from pop music to sports, branded as "92.1 The Team". The station acknowledged that the 2020 format flip was strictly financial, as they could no longer afford to pay royalties to play music. On August 14, 2020, amid widespread disruption of the sporting world in spring and summer 2020, WCKR relaunched the Fun 92.1 branding and its Top 40 format six months later.[3]
On November 11, 2024, Dawn Ichikawa, owner of WVIN and WABH, announced an agreement to purchase WCKR and WLEA from the Doran family. Ichikawa's husband Gordon had been negotiating with Doran's son Brendan to buy the stations before Gordon's death in December 2023.[4] Dawn Ichikawa had no interest in maintaining the station and had planned on closing down the station had she not found another buyer.[5] She eventually found one in Bob Savage, owner of WYSL.[4] In 2025, the station changed its call sign to WLEA-FM, matching its sister station, as by then both had begun simulcasting WYSL.
The transmitter facilities are located on Tobes Hill.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WLEA-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "WCKR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ WCKR Flips to Sports Radioinsight - February 2, 2020
- 1 2 "Hornell NY Duo Get Last Minute Reprieve". RadioInsight. November 10, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ↑ hornellsun (May 14, 2026). "Bath's hometown WVIN 98.3 now part of the CJ Country network, set to broadcast on June 1st". The HORNELL SUN. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 52842 (WCKR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WCKR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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