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WELC

WELC 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.

Last revised
Jun 26, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
181 w
Citations
2
Source
WELC
Simulcasting WKEZ Bluefield
Broadcast area
Welch, West Virginia
McDowell County, West Virginia
Frequency1150 kHz
Branding98.7 EZ-FM
Programming
FormatSoft adult contemporary
AffiliationsWest Virginia MetroNews
Ownership
OwnerFirst Media Services
WAMN, WKQB, WKQR, WHAJ, WHKX, WHQX, WKOY-FM, WKEZ
History
First air date
1950
Call sign meaning
WELCh
Technical information1
Licensing authority
FCC
52865
ClassD
Power5,000 watts daytime only
Transmitter coordinates
37°25′1.0″N 81°36′58.0″W / 37.416944°N 81.616111°W / 37.416944; -81.616111
Translator93.3 W227DU (Welch)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitemyezradio.com

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.

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

References

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WELC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "WKEZ Bluefield Moves In An EZ Direction". RadioInsight. January 1, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
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