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WLYY (AM)

Coordinates: 34°58′4.00″N 84°19′39.00″W / 34.9677778°N 84.3275000°W / 34.9677778; -84.3275000
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WLYY
Frequency1400 kHz
Programming
FormatDefunct
Ownership
OwnerJoy Christian Communications, Inc.
History
First air date
December 2, 1958 (1958-12-02)[1]
Last air date
March 6, 2017 (2017-03-06)[2]
Former call signs
WLSB (1958–2013)
Technical information
Facility ID13862
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
34°58′4.00″N 84°19′39.00″W / 34.9677778°N 84.3275000°W / 34.9677778; -84.3275000

WLYY (1400 AM) was a radio station licensed to Copperhill, Tennessee, United States.[3] The station was owned by Joy Christian Communications, Inc.[4]

The station signed on December 2, 1958[1] as WLSB.[5] It changed its call letters to WLYY on June 23, 2013.[6] On March 6, 2017, Joy Christian Communications requested the cancellation of the station's license, saying that WLYY "is no longer a viable operation" following the loss of its tower site;[2] the license was cancelled on April 26, 2017.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-407. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Smith, Ed (March 6, 2017). "WLYY license cancellation request" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
  4. ^ "WLYY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
  5. ^ "WLSB (DWLYY) history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  6. ^ "Call Sign History (DWLYY)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  7. ^ "Station Search Details (DWLYY)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
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