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WSYL
Frequency1490 kHz
Programming
FormatSilent
AffiliationsJones Radio Network, Motor Racing Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Neal Ardman
  • (NIA Broadcasting, Inc.)
History
First air date
1955
Call sign meaning
W SYLvania, Georgia (city of license)
Technical information
Facility ID58752
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
32°43′51.00″N 81°37′4.00″W / 32.7308333°N 81.6177778°W / 32.7308333; -81.6177778

WSYL (1490 AM) is a radio station owned by Neal Ardman, through licensee NIA Broadcasting, Inc.[1]

At one time, WSYL-FM was a student-run station at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts, broadcasting at extremely low power (0.01 watt) on 97.7 FM and highly popular during the 1970s and 1980s. WSYL (With Songs You Like) had a wide variety of programming, from theater and jazz to rock and roll.

References

  1. ^ "WSYL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.