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WULR
WULR (980 AM) is a commercial radio station in York, South Carolina, and serving the Charlotte metropolitan area. The station license is owned by Iglesia Nueva Vida of High Point. WULR broadcasts a Spanish language Christian talk and teaching radio format. By day, WULR is powered at 3,000 watts, using a directional antenna. But to avoid interfering with other stations on 980 AM, it reduces power at night to 167 watts. The station uses a two-tower array. History Curtis Sigmon signed on WYCL at 1580 AM on April 19, 1956, with 250 watts. The station later moved to 980 AM and increased power to 1,000 watts. In April 1978, its call letters changed to WBZK. WDZK, at 99.3 FM in Chester, signed on in 1969. For five years before the 1986-87 season, WDZK broadcast Winthrop University men's basketball. On January 20, 1988, after 31 years as a day time-only station, WBZK broadcast at night for the first time, reducing its power after dark from 1,000 watts to 290 watts. This meant better ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WDYT
WDYT (1220 AM) is a radio station licensed to Kings Mountain, North Carolina, serving the Charlotte metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Iglesia Nueva Vida of High Point and operated by Core Communications. It simulcasts the urban contemporary radio format of WGIV (1370 AM). WDYT is powered at 25,000 watts by day. Because 1220 AM is a Mexican clear channel frequency, WDYT must greatly reduce power at night to 106 watts to avoid interference. Programming is also heard on FM translator station W281BY at 104.1 MHz. History On March 12, 1953, the station first signed on the air, as WKMT. It was a 1,000-watt daytimer station, required to go off the air at sunset. The call sign stood for the city of license, Kings MounTain. Jonas Bridges joined WKMT when it began, eventually becoming the owner. He never attempted to compete with large FM stations in Charlotte, focusing instead on making WKMT a good local station. The white concrete building built in the 1920s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |