WYHL explained

WYHL
City:Meridian, Mississippi
Branding:Fox Sports Meridian 99.7 FM 1450 AM[1]
Frequency:1450 kHz
Translator:99.7 W259BP (Meridian)
Format:Sports
Power:1,000 watts (unlimited)
Class:C
Facility Id:7064
Coordinates:32.3858°N -88.6933°W
Callsign Meaning:"Hallelujah" (previous format)
Affiliations:Fox Sports Radio
Owner:Mississippi Broadcasters LLC
Sister Stations:WJDQ, WZKS, WOKK, WJXM, WMOG
Licensing Authority:FCC

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)

Notes and References

  1. https://www.facebook.com/foxsportsmeridian/
  2. Web site: WQIC (WYHL) history cards . CDBS Public Access . . April 26, 2022.
  3. News: WHIE, WTOK Sales Filed . April 26, 2022 . . February 18, 1957 . 9.
  4. Web site: Call Sign History (WYHL) . CDBS Public Access . . April 26, 2022.