WLOE

WLOE

City	WLOE: Eden, North Carolina WMYN: Mayodan, North Carolina
Broadcast area	Piedmont Triad (Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point)
Slogan	The Information Station
Frequency	WLOE: 1490 kHz WMYN: 1420 kHz
First air date	WLOE: December 20, 1946 WMYN: July 15, 1957
Format	News/Talk Christian radio
Power	WLOE: 1,000 watts WMYN: 1000 watts (days)/68 watts (nights)
Class	C
Facility ID	40793
Transmitter coordinates	36°30′21.00″N 79°46′18.00″W / 36.5058333°N 79.7716667°W / 36.5058333; -79.7716667
Callsign meaning	WLOE: Wonderful Land Of Eden WMYN: W MayYodaN
Affiliations	Salem Radio Network
Owner	Mayo Broadcasting Corporation
Webcast	www.RockinghamCountyRadio.com
Website	wloewmyn.com

WLOE (1490 kHz) and WMYN (1420 kHz) are two AM radio stations simulcasting a News/Talk and Christian radio format. WLOE is licensed to Eden, North Carolina and WMYN is licensed to nearby Mayodan. The stations are owned by Mayo Broadcasting and serve the Piedmont Triad of North Carolina, including the Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point media market.

Mike and Annette Moore run the station and host an information hour in the morning.^[1]

History

WLOE signed on the air on December 26, 1946.^[2] The call letters WLOE were chosen to highlight the phrase "Wonderful Land Of Eden", which was a 19th Century historical description of the area coined by William Byrd during his exploration of the region. Use of the term pre-dates the establishment of the current city of Eden, as WLOE was originally licensed to the town of Leaksville, North Carolina, which along with the towns of Draper and Spray merged into Eden in 1967.

The WLOE studios and transmitter were originally located just outside Leaksville, in the town of Spray, North Carolina, "...on the busy Boulevard..." as it was often referred to on the air. FM service was added in 1949 on FM channel 224(A) 92.7 MHz, with a power of 820 watts. The call letters of the FM were originally WLOE-FM The station changed its frequency to 94.5 which is the dial position now occupied by WPTI. WLOE-FM eventually changed call letters to WEAF-FM. Mike Moore joined 1490 WLOE and WEAF-FM 94.5 as news director in 1972. The station was sold in 1972 by Doug Craddock, the original owner, to SOCOM Inc.

WMYN first signed on the air on July 15, 1957.^[3] It originally broadcast at 500 watts as a daytime-only station. Today it runs at 1000 watts by day but must power down to 68 watts at night to avoid interfering with other radio stations on 1420 kHz.

References

↑ "Lumber Liquidators open". Salisbury Post. 2010-08-22. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977
↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977

1955 Broadcasting Yearbook, page 229

External links

official site

Query the FCC's AM station database for WLOE

Radio-Locator Information on WLOE

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WLOE

Query the FCC's AM station database for WMYN

Radio-Locator Information on WMYN

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WMYN

Radio stations in the Winston-Salem–Greensboro–High Point, North Carolina market

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By FM frequency	88.5 89.3 89.5 91.3 90.1 90.5 90.9 92.3 93.1 94.1 94.5 95.5 96.7 97.1 98.1 98.3 98.7 99.5 99.9 100.3 101.1 102.1 103.1 103.5 104.1 104.7 105.1 105.7 106.7 107.5

By callsign	W260CG WBFJ WBFJ-FM WBLO WBRF WCOG WDSL WEAL WFDD WFOZ-LP WGOS WHPE-FM WIST-FM WJMH WKEW WKRR WKTE WKVK WKZL WLOE WLXN WMAG WMFR WMKS WMYN WNAA WPAQ WPAW WPET WPIP WPOL WPTI WQFS WQMG WREV WSGH WSJS WSML WSMW WSMX WSNC WSYD WTJY WTOB WTQR WTRU WUAG WVBZ WWBG WWLV WWNT WXRI WYMY WYSR WYZD WZOO

North Carolina radio markets Asheville Charlotte Fayetteville Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point Greenville–New Bern–Jacksonville Raleigh–Durham Other North Carolina radio regions Elizabeth City–Nags Head Roanoke Rapids–South Hill Rocky Mount–Wilson Wilmington See also List of radio stations in North Carolina

News/Talk radio stations in the state of North Carolina

Stations	WAAV – Leland WATA – Boone WBCN – Charlotte WBT – Charlotte WCHL – Chapel Hill WEEB – Southern Pines WGAI – Elizabeth City WFNC – Fayetteville WGBR – Goldsboro WHDZ – Buxton WJRI – Lenoir WLOE – Eden WMYN – Mayodan WMYT – Carolina Beach WPTI – Eden WPTK – Raleigh WSJS – Winston-Salem WSPC – Albemarle WTKF – Atlantic WTKK – Knightdale WWNC – Asheville WXIT – Blowing Rock

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in North Carolina

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