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| Broadcast area | Metro Richmond |
| Frequency | 590 kHz |
| Branding | Truth Radio 590 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian Talk |
| Ownership | |
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| WTRU, WDRU, WCRU, KUTR | |
| History | |
First air date | September 28, 1959, in Lawrenceville |
Former frequencies | 580 kHz (1959–2014) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 72504 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 Watts daytime 58 Watts nighttime |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°30′52.0″N 77°30′28.0″W / 37.514444°N 77.507778°W |
| Translator(s) | 97.7 W249CI (Bellwood, Virginia) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | WLES Webstream |
| Website | truthnetwork.com |
WLES (590 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Bon Air, Virginia, United States, serving the Greater Richmond Region. WLES is owned and operated by Stuart Epperson, through licensee Truth Broadcasting Corporation.[2] It airs a Christian radio format as part of "The Truth Network", originating in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.Programming is also heard on FM translator station W249CI at 97.7 MHz.
WLES began as a daytime-only radio station in Lawrenceville in September 1959. It primarily broadcast a country music format. The station was moved into the Richmond area in the 2010s.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLES". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WLES Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.