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| Frequency | 1390 kHz |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct (was Country) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WANY-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | October 1958[1] |
Call sign meaning | Albany |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 835 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts day |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°41′54″N 85°9′0″W / 36.69833°N 85.15000°W |
WANY (1390 AM) was a radio station licensed to Albany, Kentucky, United States. The station operated from 1958 until 2019.
History
[edit]The station began its first broadcasts in October 1958 under management by Welby Hoover, who would later put WJRS-FM on the air in Jamestown, Kentucky.[1]: 144, 145
The station began simulcasting through its companion station WANY-FM upon that station's launch in 1966.[1]: 145
WANY was last owned by Pamela Allred, through the Albany Broadcasting Company. Its license was cancelled by the Federal Communications Commission on August 3, 2020, due to the station having been silent for more than a year.[2] The station's final broadcast took place in 2019.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State (PDF). ISBN 9781879688933 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "FCCInfo".
External links
[edit]- FCC Station Search Details: DWANY (Facility ID: 835)
- FCC History Cards for WANY (covering 1957–1979)
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