WLAY-FM
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Branding | WLAY FM 100.1 |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WLAY, WMSR-FM, WMXV, WVNA, WVNA-FM | |
History | |
First air date | 1986 (as WZMX at 97.7) |
Former call signs | WZMX (1986-1990) WSHK (1990-1998) WKGL (1998-2003) WMXV (2003-2006) WJOR-FM (2006-2006)[1] |
Former frequencies | 97.7 MHz (1986-2003) 103.5 MHz (2003-2016) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 14928 |
Class | A |
ERP | 2,900 watts |
HAAT | 114 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°40′27″N 87°42′48″W / 34.67417°N 87.71333°W |
Repeater(s) | 1450 WLAY (Muscle Shoals) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wlayfm.com |
WLAY-FM (100.1
WLAY-FM broadcasts a
History
The
In April 1990, David E. Morrow agreed to transfer control of this station's licensee to James Michael Self. The deal was approved by the FCC on June 25, 1990, and the transaction was consummated on the same day.[6] The station's callsign was changed to WSHK on July 13, 1990.[1]
In November 1997, D. Mitchell Self Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to US South Broadcasting Company, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on January 15, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on February 20, 1998.[7] The new owners had the FCC change the call letters to WKGL on July 27, 1998.[1]
In November 1998, US South Broadcasting Company, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to
In August 2000, Cumulus Broadcasting's subsidiary Cumulus Licensing Corp. reached an agreement to sell this station and four others in the area to
On April 21, 2003, the station's call letters were changed to WMXV and the station adopted a "V103.5" branding.
While the sale was pending, Clear Channel applied to the FCC to change WMVX's
WLAY-FM moved its broadcast frequency again effective August 29, 2016, from 103.5 MHz to 100.1 MHz.
Effective April 1, 2019, URBan Radio sold WLAY-FM and five sister stations to Singing River Media Group, LLC for $1.275 million.
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References
- ^ a b c d e f "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BPH-19830214AG)". FCC Media Bureau. March 10, 1986.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BAPH-19860603HF)". FCC Media Bureau. September 22, 1986.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BLH-19860926KB)". FCC Media Bureau. November 4, 1987.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BTCH-19900418GL)". FCC Media Bureau. June 25, 1990.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-19971121GG)". FCC Media Bureau. February 20, 1998.
- ^ "Cumulus to buy Alabama stations". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. November 11, 1998.
Cumulus Media Inc., a Milwaukee-based radio operator, plans to acquire three stations in the Muscle Shoals, Ala., area. The company is buying WKGL-FM, WLAY-FM and WLAY-AM from U.S. South Broadcasting Co. for $6.3 million.
- ^ "Changing Hands - 12/7/1998". Broadcasting & Cable. December 7, 1998. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012.
- ^ "Cumulus Media to Expand Operations in Alabama; Acquires Three Stations in Muscle Shoals for $6.3 Million". Business Wire. November 10, 1998.[dead link]
- ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-19981112GE)". FCC Media Bureau. March 1, 1999.
- ^ "Cumulus Media Inc. Announces Several Transactions". Business Wire. October 3, 2000.
Cumulus will transfer the following station assets to ClearChannel as part of these transactions: [...] Florence/Muscle Shoals, Alabama (Market Rank #240 of 276) --WLAY-AM, WLAY-FM, WKGL-FM, WVNA-FM, WVNA-AM
- ^ "Application Search Details (BALH-20000817ACF)". FCC Media Bureau. January 18, 2001.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BALH-20041027AEU)". FCC Media Bureau. May 13, 2005.
- ^ a b "Application Search Details (BPH-20040709ACL)". FCC Media Bureau. January 19, 2005.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BLH-20060908AAI)". FCC Media Bureau. January 25, 2007.
External links
- WLAY official website
- URBan Radio Broadcasting LLC - Florence-Muscle Shoals
- WLAY in the FCC FM station database
- WLAY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database