WELD (AM)
WELD is an Oldies and Classic Hits formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Fisher, West Virginia, serving the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia. WELD is owned and operated by Thunder Associates, LLC.
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| City | Fisher, West Virginia |
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| Broadcast area | Potomac Highlands of West Virginia |
| Frequency | 690 kHz |
| Branding | "690 WELD Radio" |
| Slogan | "Good Time Oldies" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies Classic Hits |
| Affiliations | ABC Radio News Cumulus Media Networks's Classic Hits network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Thunder Associates, LLC |
| Sister stations | WELD-FM, WQWV |
| History | |
| First air date | 1956 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 60923 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 3,000 watts daytime 500 watts critical hours 14 watts nighttime |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°3′8.4″N 79°0′20.1″W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | WELD Webstream |
| Website | WELD Online |
History
By the 1950s, Richard Field Lewis Jr. (1907–1957) had added WELD (AM) to the Richard Field Lewis Jr. Stations (later Mid Atlantic Network Inc.).[1][2][3]
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gollark: I'm an age, but that doesn't preclude me having other ages.
gollark: I don't believe in pistachios.
gollark: > which oneAre you assuming I can only have ONE age?!
gollark: I am DEFINITELY an age.
References
- "Lewis, Multiple AM Owner, dies" (PDF). Broadcasting. 28 October 1957. p. 74. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- "Obituary" (PDF). Television Digest. October 1957. p. 6. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- "Marion P. Lewis". Free Lance-Star. 14 April 2001. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
External links
- WELD in the FCC's AM station database
- WELD on Radio-Locator
- WELD in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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