WWMC
Radio station in Kinston, North Carolina
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WWMC (1010 AM, "1010 & 92.9 La Ley") is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Contemporary hit radio–Latin pop–reggaeton–tropical music format. Licensed to Kinston, North Carolina, United States, the station is currently owned by Donald W. Curtis, through licensee Eastern Airwaves, LLC.
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| Frequency | 1010 kHz |
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| Branding | 1010 AM & 92.9 FM La Ley |
| Programming | |
| Language | Spanish |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio–Latin pop–reggaeton–tropical music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WELS-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | September 1950 (as WELS) |
Former call signs | WELS (1950-2015) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 20408 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 78 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°17′0.00″N 77°39′53.00″W |
| Translator | 92.9 W225CD (Kinston) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | laleync.com |
History
The station was owned by Kinston Christian Radio, Inc. when it began a Simulcast on WSTK 104.5 FM is beginning on January 25, 2011. FCC ownership filings indicated that Kinston Christian Radio is owned by Bishop Levi E Willis, Sr of Willis Broadcasting of Norlfolk, Virginia.[2] Willis Broadcasting operated several dozen stations that broadcast gospel music targeted at African Americans.[3]
WELS AM 1010 went off the air on November 7, 2012. The station became WWMC-AM Gospel 1010 with a new translator with 250 watts on 92.9 FM W225CD in 2015.
On April 14, 2025, WWMC changed their format from gospel to a simulcast of WYMY, branded as "La Ley".[4]
