WLGC (1520
AM) was a
news
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radio station licensed to
Greenup, Kentucky while their studio is located in
Ashland, Kentucky. The station's transmitter, like WLGC-FM, was in Greenup. The station was owned by Greenup County Broadcasting, Inc.
History
The station went on the air as WLGC on May 30, 1984. On July 17, 1989, the station changed its call sign to WTCV. However, they returned to the WLGC callsign on April 26, 1993.
On January 13, 2014, concurrent with WLGC-FM's rebranding as "Kool Hits 105.7", WLGC became an
All-news radio
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All-news radio is available in both local and syndicated forms, and is carried on both major US satellite radio networks. All-news stations can run the ...
format and was rebranded as "Kool Hits 105.7 NewsChannel". In addition to local news, the station also features news broadcasts from the
Associated Press Radio Network and the Kentucky News Network.
At the request of licensee Greenup County Broadcasting, the
Federal Communications Commission cancelled WLGC's over the air broadcasting license on February 1, 2017.
The former AM station is still available as an online only feed from WLGC's website and smartphone app.
References
External links
FCC Station Search Details: DWLGC(Facility ID: 25223)
LGC
Defunct radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1985
1985 establishments in Kentucky
Radio stations disestablished in 2017
2017 disestablishments in Kentucky
LGC
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Greenup County, Kentucky
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