WLAY (AM)
Radio station in Muscle Shoals, Alabama / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Broadcast area | Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area |
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Frequency | 1450 kHz |
Branding | WLAY AM 1450 |
Programming | |
Format | Country (WLAY-FM simulcast) |
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 | |
Facility ID | 60611 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°45′23″N 87°41′08″W |
Translator(s) | 104.7 W284DS (Florence) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wlayfm.com |
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.[2]