WYHL
Radio station in Meridian, Mississippi, United States
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WYHL (1450 AM) is a sports radio station in Meridian, Mississippi, owned by Mississippi Broadcasters, LLC.
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| Frequency | 1450 kHz |
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| Branding | Fox Sports Meridian 99.7 FM 1450 AM[1] |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mississippi Broadcasters LLC |
| WJDQ, WZKS, WOKK, WJXM, WMOG | |
| History | |
First air date | 1947 |
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Call sign meaning | "Hallelujah" (previous format) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 7064 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts (unlimited) |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°23′09″N 88°41′36″W |
| Translator | 99.7 W259BP (Meridian) |
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Public license information | |
History
The station was first licensed in 1947 as WTOK, owned by the Meridian Broadcasting Company.[3] It changed its call sign to WOKK on April 1, 1957, after being sold to the New South Broadcasting Corporation by the Southern Television Corporation[3] (which retained WTOK-TV[4]); to WQIC on October 15, 1973, after a sale to Torgerson Broadcasting Company;[3] to WMDN on April 13, 1987; back to WQIC on February 9, 1990; to WMGP on September 20, 1991; to WFFX on August 16, 1996; and to WYHL on March 23, 2007.[5]
As of September 26, 2016, WYHL is now being heard on W259BP 99.7 FM in Meridian. (Info taken from Radio-Locator and fccdata.org)
As of January 17, 2017, WYHL changed format from gospel to sports, with programming from Fox Sports Radio. (info taken from stationintel.com)
