WANY (AM) explained

WANY
City:Albany, Kentucky
Frequency:1390 kHz
Airdate:[1]
Format:Defunct (was Country)
Power:1,000 watts day
Class:D
Facility Id:835
Coordinates:36.6983°N -85.15°W
Callsign Meaning:AlbaNY[2] [3]
Owner:Albany Broadcasting Company
Licensee:Pamela Allred DBA Albany Broadcasting Company
Sister Stations:WANY-FM

WANY (1390 AM) was a radio station licensed to Albany, Kentucky, United States. The station operated from 1958 until 2019.

History

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.

The station began simulcasting through its companion station WANY-FM upon that station's launch in 1966.

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.[4] The station's final broadcast took place in 2019.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Nash, Francis M.. 1995. Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State. World Radio History. 9781879688933.
  2. Web site: Call Letter Origins . Radio History on the Web .
  3. Web site: Call Letter Origins: The List. nelson.oldradio.com. 2019-01-02.
  4. Web site: FCCInfo.