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| Frequency | 1480 kHz |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Gilcom Corporation of Virginia |
| History | |
First air date | October 1, 1945 |
Last air date | December 31, 1988 |
Former frequencies |
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Call sign meaning | For Robert E. Lee[1] |
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Transmitter coordinates | 37°35′50″N 77°30′37″W / 37.59720°N 77.51034°W |
WLEE (1480 AM) was a radio station in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Last owned by Gilcom Corporation of Virginia, the station broadcast an adult standards format before closing. It broadcast from October 1, 1945, to December 31, 1988. The frequency was shared with WBBL, which primarily served to broadcast the services of Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church; for its entire history, WBBL programs were broadcast on WLEE's transmitter.
Established by Thomas Garland Tinsley, the station emerged as one of Richmond's most popular radio stations and as its leading Top 40 station from the 1960s through the mid-1970s. However, as music listening shifted to the FM band, its audience fell, and by the time it was closed, it had not made money in a decade. Delays in approval for a reconfigured transmitter setup at its site off Broad Street in Richmond caused a potential buyer to walk away and led to the decision to shut it down.