WILY

This article is about the radio station in Illinois. For other uses, see Wily (disambiguation).

WILY (1210 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Centralia, Illinois. The station is owned by Dana Withers' Withers Broadcasting Companies, and its broadcast license is held by WRXX, LLC. The station, established in 1946 as "WCNT", was assigned the call sign "WILY" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1967.^[1][2]

WILY

Centralia, Illinois
Frequency	1210 kHz
Branding	WILY 1210 AM 98.7 FM
Programming
Language	English
Format	Oldies
Affiliations	Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Withers Broadcasting Companies (WRXX, LLC)
Sister stations	WRXX (95.3 FM)
History
First air date	1946[1]
Former call signs	WCNT (1946–1967)[2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	26624
Class	D
Power	10,000 watts (day) 1,100 watts (critical hours) 3 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	38°28′55″N 89°8′56″W (day and critical hours) 38°21′27″N 89°8′3″W (night)
Translators	98.3 W252EC (Centralia) 98.7 W254BE (Centralia)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wily1210.com

Programming

WILY broadcasts an oldies music format featuring the "Good Time Oldies" programming from Westwood One.^[4] As of January 2012^[update], WILY's on-air personalities include Bruce Chandler in morning drive, JJ McKay on mid-days, Brad Pierce in afternoon drive, Peter McLaine on evenings, and Mike Shaw overnight. WILY also broadcasts a one-hour talk show hosted by Tootie Cooksey each weekday. On Mondays, this is called Talk Time USA and called Hotline on Tuesday through Friday.^[5]

Translators

WILY programming is also carried on two broadcast translator stations to extend or improve the coverage area of the station.

Broadcast translators for WILY

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	Class	FCC info
W252EC	98.3 FM	Centralia, Illinois	202597	250	D	LMS
W254BE	98.7 FM	Centralia, Illinois	152474	250	D	LMS