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| Broadcast area |
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| Frequency | 1450 kHz |
| Branding | AM 1450 93.5 FM WLEC |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Oldies/Full service |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio Cleveland Cavaliers AudioVerse Cleveland Guardians Radio Network Ohio State Sports Network Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | BAS Broadcasting |
| History | |
First air date | December 7, 1947 |
Call sign meaning | founding owners Lake Erie Corporation |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 19705 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°26′28″N 82°41′14″W / 41.44111°N 82.68722°W |
| Translator(s) | 93.5 W228EN (Sandusky) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WLEC (1450 AM) – branded as 1450 AM WLEC – is a commercial oldies/full service radio station licensed to Sandusky, Ohio. Owned by Fremont-based BAS Broadcasting,[2] the station serves the Sandusky/Port Clinton/Lake Erie Islands market (collectively referred to as Vacationland and/or the Firelands), including Erie, Ottawa, and Huron counties.
WLEC is the local affiliate of Westwood One's America's Best Music, in addition to the Cleveland Guardians, the Cleveland Cavaliers,[3] the NFL on Westwood One, and the Ohio State radio networks. The WLEC studios and transmitter are co-located in a Quonset hut east of Sandusky's downtown. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WLEC's programming simulcasts over low-power FM translator W228BN (93.5 FM), and is also available online.
In addition, WLEC is the home for weekly local high school football and basketball broadcasts.[4]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLEC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "BAS Broadcasting - Ohio Radio Stations for Marketing and Advertising". Retrieved 2019-12-18.
- ^ Cavs on WLEC - WLEC.com
- ^ High School football on WLEC - WLEC.com