WELC
Radio station in Welch, West Virginia, United States
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WELC (1150 kHz, "98.7 EZ-FM") is a soft adult contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Welch, West Virginia serving Welch and McDowell County, West Virginia. WELC is owned by First Media Services, LLC.
Broadcast areaWelch, West Virginia
McDowell County, West Virginia
McDowell County, West Virginia
Branding98.7 EZ-FM
| Simulcasting WKEZ Bluefield | |
|---|---|
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| Broadcast area | Welch, West Virginia McDowell County, West Virginia |
| Frequency | 1150 kHz |
| Branding | 98.7 EZ-FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Soft adult contemporary |
| Affiliations | West Virginia MetroNews |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | First Media Services |
| WAMN, WKQB, WKQR, WHAJ, WHKX, WHQX, WKOY-FM, WKEZ | |
| History | |
First air date | 1950 |
Call sign meaning | WELCh |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 52865 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts daytime only |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°25′1.0″N 81°36′58.0″W |
| Translator | 93.3 W227DU (Welch) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | myezradio.com |
At midnight on January 1, 2020, the station flipped to soft adult contemporary as "98.7 EZ-FM", in simulcast with WKEZ 1240 AM Bluefield.[2]