WILY

WILY (1210 AM, "The Big 1210") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Centralia, Illinois. The station is owned by Dana Withers' Withers Broadcasting Companies, and its broadcast license is held by WRXX, LLC. The station, established in 1946 as "WCNT", was assigned the call sign "WILY" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1967.[1][2]

This article is about the radio station in Illinois. For other uses, see Wily (disambiguation).
WILY
CityCentralia, Illinois
Frequency1210 kHz
BrandingThe Big 1210
SloganGood Times, Great Oldies
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatOldies
Ownership
OwnerWithers Broadcasting Companies
(WRXX, LLC)
Sister stationsWRXX (95.3 FM)
History
First air date1946[1]
Former call signsWCNT (1946–1967)[2]
Technical information
Facility ID26624
ClassD
Power10,000 watts (day)
1,100 watts (critical hours)
3 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates38°28′55″N 89°8′56″W
(day and critical hours)
38°21′27″N 89°8′3″W
(night)
Translator(s)98.7 W254BE (Centralia)
Links
Websitemywithersradio.com/wily/

Programming

WILY broadcasts an oldies music format featuring the "Good Time Oldies" programming from Westwood One.[3] As of January 2012, WILY's on-air personalities include Bruce Chandler in morning drive, JJ McKay on mid-days, Brad Pierce in afternoon drive, Peter McLaine on evenings, and Mike Shaw overnight. WILY also broadcasts a one-hour talk show hosted by Tootie Cooksey each weekday. On Mondays, this is called Talk Time USA and called Hotline on Tuesday through Friday.[4]

Translators

WILY programming is also carried on a broadcast translator station to extend or improve the coverage area of the station.

Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseERP
(W)		ClassFCC info
W254BE98.7Centralia, Illinois250DFCC

References
  1. "Directory of AM and FM Stations and Market Data for the United States". 1955 Broadcasting Yearbook-Marketbook. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1955. p. 127.
  2. "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Media Bureau. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  3. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  4. "Air Staff". Withers Radio Centralia. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
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