WYLS (FM)
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| Broadcast area | Meridian, Mississippi |
| Frequency | 104.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
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| Format | Sports |
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| History | |
First air date | November 22, 1976 |
Former call signs | WSLY (1974–2025) |
Call sign meaning | York, Livingston, Sumter |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 24820 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 150 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°16′54.5″N 88°15′23″W / 32.281806°N 88.25639°W |
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Public license information | |
WYLS (104.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format.[2] Licensed to York, Alabama, United States, the station is currently owned by Sarah and William Grant, through licensee Grantell Broadcasting, LLC. It features ESPN Radio and The Paul Finebaum Radio Network.[3]
Previously the station had a mixed urban contemporary format (hip hop, R&B, blues, and gospel), then transitioned over to a full-time gospel format. The station also broadcast with the Jack FM music variety format.
On September 4, 2020, WSLY changed its format from sports to mainstream rock, branded as "Sly 104.9".[4] In December 2023 WSLY changed its format from mainstream rock back to sports talk.[5] On April 22, 2025, the station swapped call signs with AM sister station WYLS.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WYLS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WYLS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ Alabama Broadcast Media Page
- ^ WSLY Technical Profile
- ^ Grant, Wayne (April 16, 2025). "Form 380 - Exchange Request". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 24820 (WYLS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WYLS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 150848 (W261CS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W261CS at FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 151004 (W265BO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W265BO at FCCdata.org
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