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| City | Chandler, Indiana |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Evansville, Indiana |
| Frequency | 93.5 MHz |
| Branding | 93-5 The Lloyd |
| Slogan | Your Road to Hot Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Duey Wright (Midwest Communications, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WABX, WIKY-FM, WSTO |
| History | |
| First air date | 1994 (as WNTC) |
| Former call signs | WNTC (1993-1996) WJPS-FM (1996-2005) WLFW (2005-2018) |
| Call sign meaning | LloYD |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 73350 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,200 watts |
| HAAT | 136 meters |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°1′27.00″N87°21′43.00″W / 38.0241667°N 87.3619444°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 935thelloyd.com |
WLYD (93.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Chandler, Indiana, United States, the station serves the Evansville area. The station is currently owned by Midwest Communications, Inc. and features programming from Westwood One. [1]
The then-WJPS-FM broadcast an oldies format until February 2005, when South Central, looking to capitalize on Regent Broadcasting's change of WYNG 94.9 to Sports Talk under ESPN Radio, converted the station to a country format, and changed the call letters to WLFW.
The staff is Tommy Mason (Morning Show Personality), Kim Kavanaw (Midday Personality), Rusty James (station Program Director and is heard afternoons), and in the evenings the station airs CMT Radio Live with Cody Alan.
It was announced on May 28, 2014, that Midwest Communications would purchase 9 of the 10 Stations owned by South Central Communications. The purchase included the Evansville Cluster: WLFW, along with Sister Stations WABX, WIKY-FM & WSTO. With this purchase, Midwest Communications would expand its portfolio of stations to Evansville, Knoxville and Nashville. [2] The sale was finalized on September 2, 2014, at a price of $72 million. [3]
On January 26, 2015, WLFW changed their format to classic country, branded as "93.5 Duke FM". [4]
On October 2, 2018, 93.5 flipped back to country as "93.5 The Lloyd" with new callsign WLYD, the name coming from the Lloyd Expressway which cuts through downtown Evansville and which in turn is named after former Evansville mayor Russell G. Lloyd, Sr. [5]
WSTO is a heritage Top-40 radio station that serves the Evansville, Indiana, Owensboro, Kentucky, and Henderson, Kentucky markets. It is licensed to Owensboro and broadcasts from a 1,000-foot tower strategically located midway between these cities in the Kentucky town of Hebbardsville. WSTO's studio is located inside South Central Communications' headquarters on Mount Auburn Road in Evansville, Indiana, near the studios of WFIE-TV.
WJPS is an American radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Boonville, Indiana, United States, the station serves the Evansville area. The station is currently owned by Mark and Saundra Lange, through licensee The Original Company, Inc., and features programming from ABC Radio.
WABX is a radio station in Evansville, Indiana, owned by Duey Wright, through licensee Midwest Communications, Inc. The station, which broadcasts at 107.5 FM, has aired a classic rock format since 1997.
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