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| Broadcast area | Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1450 kHz |
| Branding | WLAY 104.7 Classics |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WLAY-FM, WVNA (AM), WVNA-FM, WMXV, WMSR-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1933 (as WNRA)[1] |
Former call signs | WNRA (1933–1935) WMSD (1935–1942) |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 60611 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°45′23″N 87°41′08″W / 34.75639°N 87.68556°W |
| Translator(s) | 104.7 W284DS (Florence) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
WLAY (1450 kHz) is an AM radio station serving the Florence/Muscle Shoals, Alabama, market and is also heard on a translator at 104.7 on the FM band; it is licensed to the city of Muscle Shoals, Alabama. WLAY is owned by Mike Self and Parker Griffith, through licensee Singing River Media Group, LLC.
WLAY is one of the oldest broadcast radio stations in Alabama and the Southern United States. It presently airs only music written and recorded in Muscle Shoals. In addition, the station broadcasts live concerts in the area and highlights area charitable events. Its program/music director and curator is Brian Rickman.
WLAY ceased transmitting in December 2014.[3]
- ^ "Directory for the AM and FM radio stations of the United States". 1953 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1953. p. 71.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLAY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA - Federal Communications Commission