WLIE
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| City of license | Islip, New York |
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| Broadcast area | New York metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 540 kHz |
| First air date | 1959 (as WBIC) |
| Format | Variety |
| Language(s) | Spanish, English |
| Power | 2,500 watts (day) 220 watts (night) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 37805 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Callsign meaning | W Long Island Expressway[1] W Long Island Experts |
| Former callsigns | WBIC (1960-1967) WLIX 1967-1995) WLUX (1995-2002)[2] |
| Owner | Principle NY Holding Co., LLC |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
WLIE (540 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Variety format and licensed to Islip, New York.
History
WLIE signed on as WBIC in October of 1959.[3] Bob 'Bobaloo' Lewis, who would later gain fame as one of the “All Americans” on 77 WABC Radio in New York City, was one of the Original DJ's on WBIC.
In the early 1970s, then known as WLIX, it broadcast an automated "beautiful music" format, and on Sunday mornings an Italian-American music program hosted by Joe Rotolo. Owned at that time by marketer, former Mutual Broadcasting System chairman and would-be politician Malcolm E. Smith, Jr., it occupied a Canadian clear-channel frequency, requiring it to leave the air at sundown.
Sometime in the mid-1970s, it changed to Christian programming, still as WLIX..
In 1981, this station was featured on the NBC series Real People, which was a cross between a newsmagazine and what can now be called reality television.
In 1983, it was permitted to broadcast after dark, at reduced power.
In the mid-1990s, it was WLUX with a pop standards format.
In September 2002 the station changed call letters to WLIE and flipped formats to become a talk radio station,[4][5] Ed Tyll hosted a talk show on WLIE during this format. Then the talk format was dumped for a business talk format.[6]
Beginning in 2008, the station started airing Spanish language religious shows. It currently broadcasts a Variety Format, including Leased Air-Time and news/talk programs.[7]
References
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External links
- WLIE official website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WLIE
- Radio-Locator Information on WLIE
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WLIE
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