WLAR

WLAR
Athens, Tennessee ; United States;
Frequency	1450 kHz
Branding	Athens Greatest Hits; WLAR
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Affiliations	ABC News Radio ; Motor Racing Network ;
Ownership
Owner	Randall W. Sliger
History
First air date	1946;79 years ago
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	29953
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates	35°26′44.00″N84°36′43.00″W / 35.4455556°N 84.6119444°W
Translators	95.1 W236DC (Athens); 106.9 W295DF (Madisonville);
Links
Public license information	Public file ; LMS ;

Last updated October 19, 2025

WLAR (1450 AM, "Athens Greatest Hits") is a radio station broadcasting the Classic Hits format from Westwood One.^[2] Licensed to Athens, Tennessee, the station is owned by Randall W. Sliger, and features programming from ABC News Radio and Motor Racing Network. In February 2012, WLAR began simulcasting on FM translator W235AZ 94.9MHz, also licensed to Athens, through an agreement with owner The Lynn Family Trust (now W236DC). WLAR first began broadcasting in 1946.^[3]

References

↑ "Facility Technical Data for WLAR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
↑ "WLAR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 24, 2010.

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 29953 (WLAR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WLAR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 156098 (W236DC) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W236DC at FCCdata.org
Facility details for Facility ID 201429 (W295DF) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W295DF at FCCdata.org

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[FCC-LMS-29953-1] "Facility Technical Data for WLAR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2010.

[3] "WLAR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 24, 2010.

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