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.
| 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 / 37.416944°N 81.616111°W |
| Translator(s) | 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]
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References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WELC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WKEZ Bluefield Moves In An EZ Direction". RadioInsight. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 52865 (WELC) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WELC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 200705 (W227DU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W227DU at FCCdata.org
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