WXLY

WXLY
City	North Charleston, South Carolina
Broadcast area	South Carolina Lowcountry
Branding	Y102.5
Slogan	The Lowcounty's Christmas Music Station
Frequency	102.5 MHz (also on HD Radio) 102.5 HD2 for iRie Radio (Reggae)
First air date	July 17, 1962
Format	Adult Contemporary (currently Christmas music)
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	201 meters
Class	C1
Facility ID	34163
Former callsigns	WKTM (1962-1984)
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (Citicasters Licenses, Inc.)
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	y1025.com

WXLY (102.5 FM, "Y102.5") is a radio station in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and broadcasting at 102.5 FM, the station airs an adult contemporary format using the brand name Y102.5 and the slogan "Songs you can sing along with." The station's studios and transmitter are located (separately) in Mount Pleasant.

History

102.5 signed on the air July 17, 1962 as WKTM. In the early 1980s, WKTM played album-oriented rock. The switch to the WXLY letters and Y-102 name was made when the station switched to country music. Later in the 1980s, the station played classic hits, which was an expanded version of the oldies format similar to what oldies stations are doing in the 21st century, only with more 1950s music.

WXLY featured an Oldies format for years. In 2004, the station's name was changed from "Oldies 102.5" to "Y102.5", to eliminate the usage of the word 'old.' In March 2005, WXLY shifted to 1970s based Classic Hits, even including some 1980s AC songs. The new slogan was "The Greatest Hits of All Time", however the station still had an Oldies feel to it. The evolution was taken a step further in late 2006 when the station adopted the slogan 'Music to Make You Feel Good', and unveiled a new, upbeat presentation with a new voice talent, new jingles, and a pastel-colored website. The logo was altered to give it a more contemporary feel.

The music was once again adjusted later in 2007 to Mainstream AC from the 1970s through 2000s, following the flip of competitor WSUY. The station's once-association with the oldies format has now been completely erased, except for the logo and name, which has remained largely the same.

Although the overall format and music has changed, the station continues to use the same name and logo from when it was once an Oldies station.

WXLY HD2

WXLY's secondary HD Radio subchannel simulcasts iHeartRadio's "iRie Radio", a reggae-formatted station.

External links

WXLY official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WXLY

Radio-Locator information on WXLY

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WXLY

Radio stations in the Charleston, South Carolina, market

By AM frequency	730 810 910 950 980 1080 1250 1340 1390 1450 1480

By FM frequency	88.5 89.3 89.9 90.7 91.5 92.5 93.3 94.3 95.1 95.9 96.9 98.1 98.9 99.3 99.7 100.5 100.9 101.7 102.5 103.5 104.5 105.5 106.3 107.3

By callsign	WALC WALD WAVF WAYA-FM WAZS WCKN WCOO WEZL WFCH WIWF WJKB WJNI WJWJ-FM WKCL WLTQ WMGL WMXZ WQNT WQSC WRFQ WSCC-FM WSCI WSPO WSSX-FM WTMA WTMZ WWIK WWOS WWWZ WXLY WXST WYBB WYFH WZJY

South Carolina radio markets Charleston Columbia Florence Greenville–Spartanburg Myrtle Beach Rock Hill Other South Carolina radio regions Hilton Head See also List of radio stations in South Carolina

Adult Contemporary radio stations in the state of South Carolina

Stations	WKDK – Newberry WMYB – Myrtle Beach WORG – Elloree WRWN – Port Royal WSIM – Lamar WSPA-FM – Spartanburg WTCB – Orangeburg/Columbia WXLY – North Charleston WYEZ – Murrells Inlet WYKZ – Beaufort WZSN – Greenwood

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

iHeartMedia

Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO)

Board of directors	Lowry Mays Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams

Radio stations	List of radio stations owned by iHeartMedia

Radio networks	Fox Sports Radio Premiere Networks Premium Choice Total Traffic and Weather Network

Miscellaneous	Clear Channel Outdoor Clear Channel UK iHeartRadio List of programming syndicated by iHeartMedia Mediabase Radio Computing Services

Coordinates: 32°49′05″N 79°50′10″W / 32.818°N 79.836°W / 32.818; -79.836

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