WIEL

WIEL
Frequency1400 kHz
BrandingESPN 106.1 FM
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Commonwealth Broadcasting
  • (Elizabethtown CBC, Inc.)
WWKU, WRZI, WKMO-FM
History
First air date
October 1, 1950
Call sign meaning
ELizabethtown[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID19355
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
37°41′11″N 85°52′19″W / 37.68639°N 85.87194°W / 37.68639; -85.87194
Translator(s)92.3 W222CD (Louisville)
106.1 W291CU (Elizabethtown)
Links
Public license information
Websitehighbaugh.goatley.com/1400wiel.html

WIEL (1400 AM) is a radio station licensed to Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States. The station is owned by Elizabethtown Cbc, Inc. and features programming from ESPN Radio, Motor Racing Network and Westwood One.[3] From the 1960s to the 1980s, the station aired a mix of Adult Contemporary and Top-40 formats.

  1. ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WIEL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "WIEL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.