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| Broadcast area | Piedmont Triad |
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| Frequency | 790 kHz |
| Branding | Latina 106.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Spanish tropical |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WIST-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | September 1947 |
Former call signs | WTNC (1947–2003)[1][2] WIST (2003–2004)[2] WFIK (2004)[2] WZXY (2004)[2] |
Call sign meaning | W BaLl O (meaning "The Ball", former station moniker) |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 54552 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 10,000 watts day 26 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°57′41″N 80°02′13″W / 35.96139°N 80.03694°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | Official website |
WBLO (790 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish tropical radio format. Licensed to Thomasville, North Carolina, it serves the Piedmont Triad. The station is owned by Norsan Multimedia.[4]
By day, WBLO is powered at 10,000 watts. But to protect other stations on 790 AM, at night it greatly reduces power to 26 watts. Programming is also heard on FM translator W295CE at 106.9 MHz in Winston-Salem.
- ^ History Cards for WBLO, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBLO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ FCC.gov/WBLO