WLGC (AM)

For the FM radio station licensed to Greenup, Kentucky, United States, see WLGC-FM.

WLGC
City	Greenup, Kentucky
Broadcast area	Huntington, West Virginia/Ashland, Kentucky
Branding	A & A Porta-Pottys Kool Hits 105.7 NewsChannel
Frequency	1520 kHz
Format	News
Power	5,000 watts day 280 watts critical hours
Class	D
Facility ID	25223
Transmitter coordinates	38°35′44.00″N 82°51′20.00″W / 38.5955556°N 82.8555556°W / 38.5955556; -82.8555556
Callsign meaning	We Love Greenup County^[1]
Former callsigns	WLGC (1984-July 17, 1989) WTCV (July 17, 1989-April 26, 1993)
Affiliations	Associated Press Radio Network Kentucky News Network
Owner	Greenup County Broadcasting, Inc.
Sister stations	WLGC-FM
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	koolhits1057.com

WLGC (1520 AM) is a news radio station licensed to Greenup, Kentucky while their studio is located in Ashland, Kentucky. The station's transmitter, like WLGC-FM, remains in Greenup. The station is currently owned by Greenup County Broadcasting, Inc.^[2]

History

The station went on the air as WLGC on May 30, 1984. On July 17, 1989, the station changed its call sign to WTCV. However, they returned to the WLGC callsign on April 26, 1993.^[3]

On January 13, 2014, concurrent with WLGC-FM's rebranding as "Kool Hits 105.7", WLGC became a All-news radio format and was rebranded as "Kool Hits 105.7 NewsChannel". In addition to local news, the station also features news broadcasts from the Associated Press Radio Network and the Kentucky News Network.

References

↑ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
↑ "WLGC Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "WLGC Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WLGC

Radio-Locator Information on WLGC

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WLGC

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