WYHL
WYHL (1450 AM) is a sports radio station in Meridian, Mississippi, owned by Mississippi Broadcasters, LLC.
| Frequency | 1450 kHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | Fox Sports Meridian 99.7 FM 1450 AM[1] |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mississippi Broadcasters LLC |
| WJDQ, WZKS, WOKK, WJXM, WMOG | |
| History | |
First air date | 1947 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Hallelujah" (previous format) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 7064 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts (unlimited) |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°23′09″N 88°41′36″W / 32.38583°N 88.69333°W |
| Translator(s) | 99.7 W259BP (Meridian) |
History edit
The station was first licensed in 1947 as WTOK, owned by the Meridian Broadcasting Company.[2] It changed its call sign to WOKK on April 1, 1957, after being sold to the New South Broadcasting Corporation by the Southern Television Corporation[2] (which retained WTOK-TV[3]); to WQIC on October 15, 1973, after a sale to Torgerson Broadcasting Company;[2] to WMDN on April 13, 1987; back to WQIC on February 9, 1990; to WMGP on September 20, 1991; to WFFX on August 16, 1996; and to WYHL on March 23, 2007.[4]
As of September 26, 2016, WYHL is now being heard on W259BP 99.7 FM in Meridian. (Info taken from Radio-Locator and fccdata.org)
As of January 17, 2017, WYHL changed format from gospel to sports, with programming from Fox Sports Radio. (info taken from stationintel.com)
References edit
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/foxsportsmeridian/[user-generated source]
- ^ a b c "WQIC (WYHL) history cards". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "WHIE, WTOK Sales Filed" (PDF). Broadcasting–Telecasting. February 18, 1957. p. 9. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "Call Sign History (WYHL)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
External links edit
- WYHL in the FCC AM station database
- WYHL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W259BP in the FCC FM station database
- W259BP at FCCdata.org