WILC

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WILC

City	Laurel, Maryland
Broadcast area	Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
Branding	"900 AM WILC"
Slogan	"Where Liberty Has a Voice"
Frequency	900 AM kHz
Format	Conservative Talk
Power	1,900 Watts daytime 500 Watts nighttime
Class	B
Facility ID	28279
Transmitter coordinates	39°4′57.0″N 76°50′19.0″W / 39.082500°N 76.838611°W / 39.082500; -76.838611
Former callsigns	WLMD
Affiliations	Fox News Radio
Owner	ZGS Communications Operated by Wallis Communications (ZGS Radio, Inc.)
Webcast	WILC Webstream
Website	WILC Online

WILC is a Conservative Talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Laurel, Maryland, serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.^[1] WILC is owned by ZGS Communications, though operated by Wallis Communications.^[2]^[3]

History

From 1965^[4] to the early 1980s, the station (then WLMD^[5]) broadcast a succession of formats in English; several radio personalities began their careers with the station.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Before 1969, WLMD was a MOR (Middle Of The Road) formatted radio station and held to the model created by WMAL and WBAL in Washington and Baltimore, respectively. Its dismal ratings, primarily due to being a relatively low power AM station only broadcasting during the day with a poor coverage area, led to a format change beginning in 1975. The new Progressive Country music format was loved by the small audience it attracted and ratings increased modestly.

On March 14, 2011, WILC flipped to a Spanish Adult Contemporary format as Romantica 900 AM. On February 3, 2014, the station changed formats to Conservative Talk;^[11] with a more Libertarian emphasis.^[12] On the same date, Wallis Communications began operating the station under a Local Marketing Agreement.^[3]

References

↑ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
↑ "WILC Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
1 2 "Monday, February 3, 2014". Talk Media, Inc. February 3, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
↑ "Radio and Television Stations". Archives of Maryland Online. Volume 178. page 474. Maryland Manual, 1977–1978. Retrieved on August 25, 2008.
↑ White, Thomas H. "Washington, D.C. AM Station History". Retrieved on May 19, 2007.
↑ "Ken Merson". ultimateoldiesradio.com. Ultimate Oldies Radio. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
↑ "Ty Ford". ultimateoldiesradio.com. Ultimate Oldies Radio. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
↑ "Resume". stevethatdjguy.com. Steve Willett. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
↑ Chambers, Steve. "Jobs, Jobs, & More Jobs". stevec.us. Steve Chambers. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
↑ "98 Rock's Lopez Dies of Lung Cancer". WTOP-FM. Hubbard Broadcasting. May 23, 2005. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
↑ Venta, Lance (February 2, 2014). "WILC Shifts to Talk". RadioInsight. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
↑ http://rbr.com/wilc-am-flips-to-libertarian-talk-in-dc/

External links

900 AM WILC Online

Query the FCC's AM station database for WILC

Radio-Locator Information on WILC

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WILC

Radio stations in the Washington, D.C. market

By AM frequency	Washington, D.C. 630 980 1120 1260 1340 1450 1500 Maryland 540 570 900 950 1030 1050 1160 1540 1560 1580 1600 Northern Virginia 730 780 920 1190 1220 1250 1310 1390 1460 1480

By FM frequency	Washington, D.C. 88.5 89.3 90.1 90.9 93.9 96.3 97.1 98.7 99.5 100.3 101.1 103.5 107.3 Maryland 88.1 91.9 92.7 94.3♦ 94.7 95.5 99.1 99.9 102.3 104.1 107.9 Northern Virginia 87.7 89.9 94.3 96.7 97.5 97.7 104.3 105.1 105.9 106.7 107.7

NOAA Weather Radio	162.45 162.55

By callsign	KHB36 W249BE WACA WAMU WASH WAVA WAVA-FM WBIG-FM WBQH WCRW WCSP WCTN WDCN-LP WDCT WERA-LP WETA WFAX WFED WFRE WGOP WGTS WHUR-FM WIAD WIHT WILC WJEV-LP WJFK WJFK-FM WKDV WKIK WKIK-FM WKYS WLXE WLZL WMAL WMAL-FM WMET WMMJ WMUC WMZQ-FM WNEW-FM WNG736 WOL WOWD-LP♦ WPER WPFW WPGC-FM WPRS-FM WPWC WRCW WRQX WSPZ WTEM WTNT WTOP-FM WURA WUST WWDC WWGB WWRC WWWT-FM WWXT WWXX WYCB WZHF

Defunct Stations	WCAP WGMS WTWP WWZZ WGTB WHFS (FM)

Satellite radio local traffic/weather XM Channel 214 Sirius Channel 152 Washington, D.C. metro markets Frederick, MD Fredericksburg, VA Baltimore See also List of radio stations in Washington, D.C. List of radio stations in Virginia List of radio stations in Maryland ♦WOWD-LP is a planned low-power station with a Summer 2016 launch date.

News/Talk radio stations in the state of Maryland

News & Talk	WARK – Hagerstown WBAL – Baltimore WCBC – Cumberland WCBM – Baltimore WCTR – Chestertown WFMD – Frederick WFRB – Frostburg WICO – Salisbury WICO-FM – Salisbury WILC – Laurel WOLB – Baltimore WPTX – Lexington Park WRYD – Snow Hill WTNT – Bethesda WWFD – Frederick

All News	WNEW – Bowie WTLP – Braddock Heights

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

ZGS Communications

Radio stations	WAMA WGES WILC¹

Telemundo network affiliates	KTDO WDMR-LP² WTMU-LP³ WRDM-CD² WRIW-CD WRMD-CD WTMO-CD WWDT-CD WZTD-LD WZDC-CD

Other stations	WZGS-CD (Independent)

¹ Operated under a local marketing agreement by Wallis Communications. ² The station airs the Jewelry Television Shopping network during the overnight hours. ³ The station is operated as translator of WNEU.

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