WRMR (FM)
WRMR (98.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a modern rock format. Licensed to Jacksonville, North Carolina, USA, the station serves the Wilmington, North Carolina. Since October 2008, the station has been owned by Sunrise Broadcasting, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Capitol Broadcasting Inc of Raleigh, NC, according to FCC filings.
History
In the 1980s, the station played a country music format as WRCM-FM, "Country 98.7 FM". The station switched to an oldies format in 1989 as WKOO "Kool 98.7".
On April 5, 2005, the format was switched to Westwood One soft adult contemporary ("Lite 98.7"), and the call letters were changed to WILT. The WKOO letters and Westwood One oldies format moved to WANG-FM. Starting July 24, 2006, "Will FM" played adult hits. As of March 31, 2008, the WILT letters and "Will FM" format were moved to the former WRQR in Wilmington.
On March 13, 2008, the call letters changed to WLGD. La Gran D (The Big One) broadcast a Spanish language format featuring popular music, news, and community programming for an area that had a Hispanic population estimated at over 130,000. WLGD featured local live programming as well as satellite based syndicated programs. Station Manager Jeff Sanchez presented a bilingual talk show on Sunday afternoons from 1-3 pm EST, as well as a groundbreaking bilingual show on Wednesday nights at 7pm called "Union Cultural" which attempted to bridge the cultural gap between the American and Hispanic communities in the Wilmington area. Every week the music of a different American or English artist was featured, and short bios were presented in English and Spanish to give a context in which to understand the artist's impact.
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WHK (AM)
WHK (1420 AM) – branded AM 1420 The Answer – is commercial talk radio station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, serving Greater Cleveland. WHK was the first radio station to broadcast in Ohio, and is the 15th oldest station still broadcasting in the United States.
Owned by Salem Media Group, WHK serves as the Cleveland affiliate for the Salem Radio Network, The Mark Levin Show, and Akron Zips football. The station also airs coverage of Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball, and shares limited local coverage of the Lake Erie Monsters. The WHK studios are located in the Cleveland suburb of Independence, while the station transmitter resides in neighboring Seven Hills. Besides its standard analog transmission, WHK is available online.
History
Experimental license
WHK began on July 26, 1921 when experimental station 8ACS signed on under a license obtained by Warren C. Cox in the name of Cox Mfg. Co. He broadcast on a wavelength of 200 meters (which translates to a frequency of 1500 kHz) from his home at 3138 Payne Avenue. Only about 1000 listeners were able to hear the first broadcast, and most of them were members of the Cleveland Radio Association. By 1922, licensees were barred from broadcasting on 200 meters, so Cox applied for a commercial broadcasting license.
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