WROY

Last updated
WROY
Frequency 1460 kHz
BrandingAll Oldies 1460
Programming
Format Oldies
Ownership
Owner
  • Mark Lange and Saundra Lange
  • (The Original Company, Inc.)
WRUL
History
First air date
December 13, 1948 [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 9011
Class D
Power 1,000 watts day
85 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
38°04′54″N88°12′04″W / 38.08167°N 88.20111°W / 38.08167; -88.20111
Translator(s) 93.3 W227ED (Carmi)
Links
Public license information
Website wrul.com
WROY offices in Carmi National Bank of Carmi, radio headquarters.jpg
WROY offices in Carmi

WROY (1460 AM, "All Oldies 1460") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Carmi, Illinois. WROY broadcasts an oldies format and is owned by Mark and Saundra Lange, through licensee The Original Company, Inc.

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History

WROY was first licensed December 13, 1948. [1] [3] The station ran 1,000 watts during daytime hours only. [4] By 1990, nighttime operations had been added, running 85 watts. [5] By 1991, the station had begun airing an oldies format. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 The Broadcasting Yearbook 1991 , Broadcasting & Cable, 1991. p. B-96. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for WROY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. "WROY AM 1460". WROY. Archived from the original on January 25, 2000. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  4. History Cards for WROY, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  5. The Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 , Broadcasting & Cable, 1990. p. B-95. Retrieved August 7, 2018.