WLYD explained

WLYD
City:Chandler, Indiana
Area:Evansville, Indiana
Branding:93-5 The Lloyd
Frequency:93.5 MHz
Airdate:1994 (as WNTC)
Format:Country
Erp:3,200 watts
Haat:136 meters
Class:A
Facility Id:73350
Coordinates:38.0242°N -87.3619°W
Callsign Meaning:LloYD
Former Callsigns:WNTC (1993–1996)
WJPS-FM (1996–2005)
WLFW (2005–2018)
Owner:Duey Wright
Licensee:Midwest Communications, Inc.
Sister Stations:WABX, WIKY-FM, WSTO
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:935thelloyd.com

WLYD (93.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Chandler, Indiana, United States, the station serves the Evansville area. The station is currently owned by Midwest Communications, Inc. and features programming from Westwood One.[1]

History

The then-WJPS-FM broadcast an oldies format until February 2005, when South Central, looking to capitalize on Regent Broadcasting's change of WYNG 94.9 to Sports Talk under ESPN Radio, converted the station to a country format, and changed the call letters to WLFW.

The staff is Tommy Mason (Morning Show Personality), Kim Kavanaw (Midday Personality), Rusty James (station Program Director and is heard afternoons), and in the evenings the station airs CMT Radio Live with Cody Alan.

It was announced on May 28, 2014, that Midwest Communications would purchase 9 of the 10 Stations owned by South Central Communications. The purchase included the Evansville Cluster: WLFW, along with Sister Stations WABX, WIKY-FM & WSTO. With this purchase, Midwest Communications would expand its portfolio of stations to Evansville, Knoxville and Nashville.[2] The sale was finalized on September 2, 2014, at a price of $72 million.[3]

On January 26, 2015, WLFW changed their format to classic country, branded as "93.5 Duke FM".[4]

On October 2, 2018, 93.5 flipped back to country as "93.5 The Lloyd" with new callsign WLYD, the name coming from the Lloyd Expressway which cuts through downtown Evansville and which in turn is named after former Evansville mayor Russell G. Lloyd, Sr.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WLFW Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  2. http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/88070/midwest-communications-acquires-south-central/ Midwest Communications Acquires South Central Communications
  3. Web site: South Central Radio Group . 2014-10-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151011081621/http://southcentralradiogroup.com/ . 2015-10-11 . dead .
  4. http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/91740/evansvilles-wolf-flips-to-classic-country/ Evansville's Wolf Flips to Classic Country
  5. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/170900/duke-drives-off-to-make-way-for-93-5-the-lloyd-in-evansville/ Duke Drives Off To Make Way For 93.5 The Lloyd In Evansville