Summary
WLTH (1370 AM) is a radio station in Gary, Indiana east of the Chicago metropolitan area. It is owned by Michilliana Broadcasting, LLC.[2][3] The station's current format is soul music and African-American talk radio.
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| Frequency | 1370 kHz |
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| Branding | Wea-LTH Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Community radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | WLTH Radio |
| History | |
First air date | November 5, 1950 |
Former call signs | WGRY |
Call sign meaning | WeaLTH |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 38402 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 9 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°34′17″N 87°19′2″W / 41.57139°N 87.31722°W |
| Translator(s) | 92.7 W224EA (Gary) 97.5 W248AP (Valparaiso) |
| Links | |
Public license information |
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| Website | wlthradio |
Notable radio alumni of WLTH include Steve King (later of WLS, and now with WGN); Felicia Middlebrooks (retired from WBBM); Michael King (now with WXIA-TV); Tommy Williams (later of WSCR); Dinahlynn Biggs over 38 years on air with more than 500,000 listeners of the popular show:The Dinahlynn Biggs Show until June 2017 now on Chicago Radio, R.Veronica Williams (later with Chicago Public Radio WBEZ 91.5 FM later of Radio-One Indianapolis WLTC AM 1310 "The Light"/106.7 WTLC-FM.
In September 2013, the station changed its location from Merrillville, Indiana, to its original city of Gary- specifically, 478 Broadway and then moved to 115 W. 5th Avenue in 2016.
References edit
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLTH". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "The Indiana Radio Archive | Companies | WLTH Radio, Inc".
- ^ "Marshall plan: Sell WLTH | Radio & Television Business Report". 18 October 2013.
External links edit
- WLTH in the FCC AM station database
- WLTH in Nielsen Audio's AM station database