WLIJ (1580 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country format, licensed to Shelbyville, Tennessee.
| Frequency | 1580 kHz |
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| Programming | |
| Format | Classic country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WZNG | |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 27632 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 12 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°27′19.00″N 86°27′7.00″W / 35.4552778°N 86.4519444°W |
| Translator(s) | 98.7 W254DW (Shelbyville) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wlijradio.com |
It was one of three radio stations owned by Arthur Wilkerson of Lenoir City, Tennessee. WLIJ was one of the few AM stations to use the Motorola C-QUAM AM Stereo system.[2]
Programming
editWLIJ's programming includes "The Old-Time Country Radio Show" with Ken Fly and Paul Jones, which started with Jones and Pete Crim on WEKR in Fayetteville, Tennessee in 1998 and moved to WLIJ, still broadcast live from the BBQ Caboose Cafe in Lynchburg, Tennessee at 10 A.M. on Saturdays.[3]
Paul and Nadine Hopkins bought WLIJ and WZNG, and Paul began a Bluegrass program which aired on WLIJ. Paul and J. Gregory Heinike began "J. Gregory Jamboree," a live two-hour program broadcast from J. Gregory's restaurant in Bell Buckle, Tennessee.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLIJ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Serving East Tennessee since 1950". wlilcountry.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ "NameBright - Coming Soon". bbqcaboose.com. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ "Paul Hopkins". bellbucklerecords.com. 2001. Archived from the original on September 7, 2002. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 27632 (WLIJ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WLIJ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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