WYLS

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WYLS
WYLS-AM logo.png
Broadcast area Livingston, Alabama
Frequency 670 kHz
BrandingRejoice WYLS
Programming
Format Black gospel
Ownership
Owner
  • Sarah Grant and William Grant
  • (Grantell Broadcasting, LLC)
History
First air date
November 1970
Call sign meaning
York/Livingston/Sumter
Technical information
Facility ID 24819
Class D
Power 4,800 watts (day only)
Transmitter coordinates
 32°31′24″N88°15′28″W / 32.52333°N 88.25778°W / 32.52333; -88.25778
Translator(s) 102.3 W272EL (York)

WYLS (670 AM, "Rejoice 670") is a radio station licensed to serve York, Alabama, United States. The station, founded in 1970, is owned by Sarah and William Grant, through licensee Grantell Broadcasting, LLC. WYLS is a Class D station broadcasting on the clear-channel frequency of 670 kHz.

Contents

WYLS broadcasts a black gospel music format. [1] [2]

History

This station began licensed operation on 1350 kHz with 5,000 watts of power in November 1970. [3] Owned by William P. Grant d/b/a Grantell Broadcasting Company, the new station was assigned the WYLS call letters by the Federal Communications Commission. [4]

WYLS made national headlines when the Associated Press reported that the station's soft drink machine still dispensed bottles of soda for just a nickel. [5] The article made humorous reference to the commodity price ceilings and wage controls in the United States imposed by President Richard Nixon from 1971 to late 1973.

In July 1987, the station applied for a construction permit that would allow a change in broadcast frequency to 670 kHz. [6] The permit was granted on October 20, 1987, [6] and the station began licensed operation on the new frequency on January 28, 1988. [7]

In 2003, William P. Grant died and, per the terms of his will, control of the station and the broadcast license passed to his wife, current owner Sarah P. Grant. [8]


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References

  1. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  2. ↑ "Alabama AM History Profile: WYLS". Alabama Broadcast Media Page.
  3. ↑ "Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S.". Broadcasting Yearbook 1972. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1972. p. B-9.
  4. ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  5. ↑ "Radio station at york still offers nickel pop". The Anniston Star. August 30, 1973. p. 5B. Radio station WYLS has had no price ceiling trouble over its soft drink machine. "It's probably the only nickel machine in the Southeast," news director Charlie Ezell said today.
  6. 1 2 "Application Search Details (BP-19870202AB)". FCC Media Bureau. October 20, 1987.
  7. ↑ "Application Search Details (BL-19871214AC)". FCC Media Bureau. January 28, 1988.
  8. ↑ "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License (BAL - 20031008ACU)". FCC Media Bureau. October 8, 2003.

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