WRLF

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WRLF
Simulcasting WMMN Fairmont
Broadcast area North-Central West Virginia
Frequency 94.3 MHz
BrandingThe Torch
Programming
Format Conservative talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Laurel Highland Total Communications, Inc.
  • (LHTC Media of West Virginia, Inc.)
WMMN, WBKE, WZST, WGYE, WHTI
History
First air date
 1989
Call sign meaning
Rosemary L. Fantasia [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 20460
Class A
ERP 3,600 watts
HAAT 76 meters (249 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 39°28′19″N80°08′26″W / 39.47194°N 80.14056°W / 39.47194; -80.14056
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.wvthetorch.com
Tower on Leonard Avenue WRLF-WTCS tower 2.jpg
Tower on Leonard Avenue

WRLF (94.3 FM, "The Torch") is a conservative talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Fairmont, West Virginia, serving the North-Central West Virginia area. WRLF is owned and operated by Laurel Highland Total Communications, Inc., through licensee LHTC Media of West Virginia, Inc. [3]

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History

On August 17, 2020, WRLF changed their format from mainstream rock to a simulcast of sports-formatted WMMN (920 AM), branded as "The Ticket". [4] In late June 2021, WRLF dropped the WMMN simulcast and returned to mainstream rock, under the same "94 Rock" branding as had been used prior to the simulcast. [5]

On January 6, 2025, WRLF ended the mainstream rock format and returned to simulcasting WMMN, now a conservative talk station branded as "The Torch". [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Origins of Broadcast Call Letters in West Virginia". Jeff Miller. June 13, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WRLF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "WRLF Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  4. ↑ The Ticket Expands in Morgantown Radioinsight - August 18, 2020
  5. ↑ 94 Rock Returns To Morgantown Radooinsight - July 15, 2021
  6. ↑ Nine Overlapping Signals Equal One Torch in West Virginia Radioinsight - January 7, 2025
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