WYHL (1450 AM) is a sports radio station in Meridian, Mississippi, owned by Mississippi Broadcasters, LLC.

History

The station was first licensed in 1947 as WTOK, owned by the Meridian Broadcasting Company.[3] It changed its call sign to WOKK on April 1, 1957, after being sold to the New South Broadcasting Corporation by the Southern Television Corporation[3] (which retained WTOK-TV[4]); to WQIC on October 15, 1973, after a sale to Torgerson Broadcasting Company;[3] to WMDN on April 13, 1987; back to WQIC on February 9, 1990; to WMGP on September 20, 1991; to WFFX on August 16, 1996; and to WYHL on March 23, 2007.[5]

As of September 26, 2016, WYHL is now being heard on W259BP 99.7 FM in Meridian. (Info taken from Radio-Locator and fccdata.org)

As of January 17, 2017, WYHL changed format from gospel to sports, with programming from Fox Sports Radio. (info taken from stationintel.com)

References

  1. ^ https://www.facebook.com/foxsportsmeridian/ [user-generated source]
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WYHL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ a b c "WQIC (WYHL) history cards". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "WHIE, WTOK Sales Filed" (PDF). Broadcasting–Telecasting. February 18, 1957. p. 9. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "Call Sign History (WYHL)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 26, 2022.


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