WLSG
| City of license | Wilmington, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Branding | 94.1 The Beach |
| Frequency | 1340 kHz |
| Translator(s) | 94.1 W231CL (Wilmington) |
| First air date | 1946 |
| Format | Oldies |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 58364 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Former callsigns | WGNI (1946-1981) WAAV (1981-1984) WBMS (1984-1996) WAHH (1996-2000) |
| Owner | Harry Brown and Ashley Moseley (B&M Broadcasting LLC) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 941thebeach.com |
WLSG (1340 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format. Licensed to Wilmington, North Carolina, USA, it serves the Wilmington area. The station is currently owned by Harry Brown and Ashley Moseley, through licensee B&M Broadcasting LLC, who purchased WLSG from Olin Bohanan in December 2014.[1] The station is repeated on W231CL 94.1 FM in Wilmington.
History
WGNI was a Top 40 station in the days when the format was heard on AM radio. On December 24, 1981 its call letters changed to WAAV. On May 5, 1984 its call letters changed to WBMS.
Prior to 1990, WBMS was one of the first urban contemporary radio stations in Wilmington.[2]
In May 20, 1996, Community Broadcasting sold WBMS, WMFD and WUOY radio stations to a new company called Ocean Broadcasting. WBMS, a CNN Headline News station, became WAHH, airing the "Radio AAHS" format for children, as well as some local content. The format included news, sports and games as well as music by James Taylor, Mariah Carey, The Muppets, Ren and Stimpy, Gloria Estefan, Animaniacs, Craig and Company, Smoking Armadillos, Fun Factory and Better Than Ezra.[3]
WLSG, WWIL and WWIL-FM were part of Family Radio Group of Wilmington on July 13, 2000 when that company purchased WDVV and WMYT.[4]
The acquisition of WLSG by B&M Broadcasting was consummated on February 3, 2015, at a purchase price of $60,000. On February 5, 2015, WLSG changed their format to oldies, branded as "94.1 The Beach".
References
- ↑ Oldies Coming To Wilmington’s Beach. - RadioInsight, February 1, 2015.
- ↑ Eric Crawford, "Kiss Went on All Weekend," Star-News, October 7, 1997.
- ↑ Clifton Daniel,"On Radio; Kids Get Their Own Station," Star-News, May 21, 1996.
- ↑ "Christian Radio Stations Are Sold," Star-News, December 18, 2000.
External links
- Official website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WLSG
- Radio-Locator Information on WLSG
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WLSG
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W231CL
- Radio-Locator information on W231CL
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