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.

WELD
CityFisher, West Virginia
Broadcast areaPotomac Highlands of West Virginia
Frequency690 kHz
Branding"690 WELD Radio"
Slogan"Good Time Oldies"
Programming
FormatOldies
Classic Hits
AffiliationsABC Radio News
Cumulus Media Networks's Classic Hits network
Ownership
OwnerThunder Associates, LLC
Sister stationsWELD-FM, WQWV
History
First air date1956
Technical information
Facility ID60923
ClassD
Power3,000 watts daytime
500 watts critical hours
14 watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates39°3′8.4″N 79°0′20.1″W
Links
WebcastWELD Webstream
WebsiteWELD 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]

gollark: It's hyperbolic geometry, which I quite like.
gollark: Unfortunately, my powers of TV watching do not extend to time compression.
gollark: No, I've *started* watching it today and am up to episode 4 season 1.
gollark: People make that mistake, but I am not working for pizza companies doing subliminal advertising; that is not in any way what I am doing.
gollark: I finally got round to watching The Expanse (TV show) and it's very good, don't really know why I didn't earlier.

References

  1. "Lewis, Multiple AM Owner, dies" (PDF). Broadcasting. 28 October 1957. p. 74. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  2. "Obituary" (PDF). Television Digest. October 1957. p. 6. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  3. "Marion P. Lewis". Free Lance-Star. 14 April 2001. Retrieved 18 December 2018.


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