WELC

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WELC
Simulcasting WKEZ Bluefield
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Broadcast area Welch, West Virginia
McDowell County, West Virginia
Frequency 1150 kHz
Branding98.7 EZ-FM
Programming
Format Soft adult contemporary
Affiliations West Virginia MetroNews
Ownership
OwnerFirst Media Services
WAMN, WKQB
History
First air date
1950
Call sign meaning
WELCh
Technical information
Facility ID 52865
Class D
Power 5,000 watts daytime only
Transmitter coordinates
37°25′1.0″N81°36′58.0″W / 37.416944°N 81.616111°W / 37.416944; -81.616111
Translator(s) 93.3 W227DU (Welch)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website myezradio.com

WELC (1150 kHz, "98.7 EZ-FM") is a soft adult contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Welch, West Virginia serving Welch and McDowell County, West Virginia. WELC is owned by First Media Services, LLC.

Contents

At midnight on January 1, 2020, the station flipped to soft adult contemporary as "98.7 EZ-FM", in simulcast with WKEZ 1240 AM Bluefield. [1]

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References

  1. "WKEZ Bluefield Moves In An EZ Direction". RadioInsight. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2020-01-02.