WYHL (1450 AM) is a sports radio station in Meridian, Mississippi, owned by Mississippi Broadcasters, LLC.
History
The station was first licensed in 1947 as WTOK, owned by the Meridian Broadcasting Company.[2] It changed its call sign to WOKK on April 1, 1957, after being sold to the New South Broadcasting Corporation by the Southern Television Corporation[2] (which retained WTOK-TV[3]); to WQIC on October 15, 1973, after a sale to Torgerson Broadcasting Company;[2] to WMDN on April 13, 1987; back to WQIC on February 9, 1990; to WMGP on September 20, 1991; to WFFX on August 16, 1996; and to WYHL on March 23, 2007.[4]
As of September 26, 2016, WYHL is now being heard on W259BP 99.7 FM in Meridian. (Info taken from Radio-Locator and fccdata.org)
As of January 17, 2017, WYHL changed format from gospel to sports, with programming from Fox Sports Radio. (info taken from stationintel.com)
References
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/foxsportsmeridian/ [user-generated source]
- ^ a b c "WQIC (WYHL) history cards". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "WHIE, WTOK Sales Filed" (PDF). Broadcasting–Telecasting. February 18, 1957. p. 9. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "Call Sign History (WYHL)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
External links
- WYHL in the FCC AM station database
- WYHL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W259BP in the FCC FM station database
- W259BP at FCCdata.org