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| Frequency | 1010 kHz |
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| Branding | 1010 AM & 92.9 FM La Ley |
| Programming | |
| Language | Spanish |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio–Latin pop–reggaeton–tropical music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WELS-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | September 1950 (as WELS) |
Former call signs | WELS (1950-2015) |
| Technical information1 | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 20408 | |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 78 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°17′0.00″N 77°39′53.00″W / 35.2833333°N 77.6647222°W / 35.2833333; -77.6647222 |
| Translator | 92.9 W225CD (Kinston) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | laleync.com |
WWMC (1010 AM, "1010 & 92.9 La Ley") is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Contemporary hit radio–Latin pop–reggaeton–tropical music format. Licensed to Kinston, North Carolina, United States, the station is currently owned by Donald W. Curtis, through licensee Eastern Airwaves, LLC.
History
The station was owned by Kinston Christian Radio, Inc. when it began a Simulcast on WSTK 104.5 FM is beginning on January 25, 2011. FCC ownership filings indicated that Kinston Christian Radio is owned by Bishop Levi E Willis, Sr of Willis Broadcasting of Norlfolk, Virginia.2 Willis Broadcasting operated several dozen stations that broadcast gospel music targeted at African Americans.3
WELS AM 1010 went off the air on November 7, 2012. The station became WWMC-AM Gospel 1010 with a new translator with 250 watts on 92.9 FM W225CD in 2015.
On April 14, 2025, WWMC changed their format from gospel to a simulcast of WYMY, branded as "La Ley".4
References
References
- "Facility Technical Data for WWMC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getattachment_exh.cgi?exhibit_id=509986
- Barbara, Pinckney (January 24, 1997). "Willis changes local station to African-American gospel". Albany Business Review.
- La Ley Expands to Goldsboro & Kinston Radioinsight - April 14, 2025
External links
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 20408 (WWMC) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WWMC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database