WLIB

WLIB
Broadcast areaNew York metropolitan area
Frequency1190 kHz
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatUrban contemporary gospel
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1926 (98 years ago) (1926)
Former call signs
  • WBKN (1926–1928)
  • WCLB (1928–1930)
  • WMIL (1930–1933)
  • WCNW (1933–1942)
Call sign meaning
The Voice of Liberty (early slogan)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID28204
ClassB
Power
  • 10,000 watts (day)
  • 30,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
40°47′48.36″N 74°6′4.51″W / 40.7967667°N 74.1012528°W / 40.7967667; -74.1012528
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wlib.com

WLIB (1190 AM) is an urban contemporary gospel radio station licensed to New York, New York. WLIB is owned by the Emmis Corporation. The three stations share studios in the Hudson Square neighborhood of lower Manhattan, and WLIB's transmitter is located in Lyndhurst, New Jersey.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLIB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.