WLEA

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WLEA
Broadcast areaCanisteo Valley Area
Frequency 1480 kHz
BrandingNews First and Fast
Programming
Format News/talk
Affiliations ABC News Radio
CBS News Radio
Fox News Radio
NBC News Radio
Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • Dawn Ichikawa
  • (GRI Telecom)
WCKR, WYSL
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 52841
Class D
Power 2,500 watts day
19 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 42°17′15″N77°38′47″W / 42.28750°N 77.64639°W / 42.28750; -77.64639
Translator(s) 106.9 W295CW (Hornell)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen to WLEA
WLEA alternate feed
Website wlea.net

WLEA (1480 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. Licensed to Hornell, New York, United States, the station serves the Canisteo Valley area, and is a part of the Elmira Corning Radio Market The station is currently owned by Dawn Ichikawa through licensee GRI Telecom, [2] and operated by Robert Savage as a simulcast of WYSL in Avon, New York as part of a local marketing agreement. [3]

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FM translator

An FM translator is used to widen the coverage area of WLEA, especially at night when the AM broadcasting signal reduces power to only 19 watts.

Broadcast translator for WLEA
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
W295CW106.9 FM Hornell, New York 200909250D LMS

History

WLEA signed on in 1948 on 1320 kHz; two years later, the 1320 slot was bought out by WWHG, later the now-defunct WHHO, necessitating the station to move to a new frequency. It was part of the Mutual Broadcasting System. Actor Bob Crane was one of the station's earliest employees, beginning as a janitor and later hosting "The 1480 Club." [4] The station's owner Pmj Communications was founded by Kevin Doran, who also hosted the station's morning show for a time in the 1970s, then again from the early 1990s until his death in 2015; his estate continued to own the company and sister station WCKR until 2024. [5] Previously, the station was owned by Charlie Henderson, who represented Hornell in the State Assembly (1956–1981).

Programming heard on WLEA includes This Morning: America's First News, The Rush Limbaugh Show, The Sean Hannity Show, Jim Bohannon, John Batchelor, a local interview show called "Newsmaker Show" and the "1480 Club", as well as local news updates, ABC News Radio and Fox News Radio.

WLEA is the broadcast home of the Hornell Dodgers team and also carries Hornell High School athletics (sister station WCKR carries Canisteo–Greenwood High School sports).

The Doran estate had been under substantial financial distress since January 2020, forcing them to briefly take WCKR to an all-talk format to reduce the cost of music royalties. [6] On November 6, 2024, it was announced that WLEA 1480 along with its FM translator 106.9 W295CW, will shutdown permanently on November 11, 2024, due to lack of sponsors and support. [7] Doran's son Brendan had been in negotiations to sell the station to Gordon Ichikawa, which had been foiled by Ichikawa's death in December 2023; Ichikawa's widow Dawn eventually agreed to buy the station. Days after the announcement, radio station WYSL in Avon, New York agreed to provide programming to WLEA to keep the station operational. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WLEA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WLEA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. 1 2 "Hornell NY Duo Get Last Minute Reprieve". RadioInsight. 2024-11-10. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  4. ↑ "Wlea Radio Announcer Alumni Page – AM 1480 WLEA News". 8 May 2021. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Kevin Doran Page – AM 1480 WLEA News". 26 October 2015. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  6. ↑ WCKR Flips to Sports Radioinsight - February 2, 2020
  7. ↑ Sad news: Hornell’s WLEA 1480 AM radio will go silent in days Wellsville Sun - November 6, 2024
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