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WELD (AM)

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WELD
Broadcast areaPotomac Highlands of West Virginia
Frequency690 kHz
Branding690 WELD Radio
Programming
FormatOldies; classic hits
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerThunder Associates, LLC
WELD-FM, WQWV
History
First air date
1956
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID60923
ClassD
Power
Transmitter coordinates
39°3′8.4″N 79°0′20.1″W / 39.052333°N 79.005583°W / 39.052333; -79.005583
Links
Public license information
WebcastWELD Webstream
WebsiteWELD Online

WELD is an oldies and classic hits formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Fisher, West Virginia, serving the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia. WELD is owned and operated by Thunder Associates, LLC.

History

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By the 1950s, Richard Field Lewis Jr. (1907–1957) had added WELD (AM) to the Richard Field Lewis Jr. Stations (later Mid Atlantic Network Inc.).[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WELD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Lewis, Multiple AM Owner, dies" (PDF). Broadcasting. 28 October 1957. p. 74. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Obituary" (PDF). Television Digest. October 1957. p. 6. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Marion P. Lewis". Free Lance-Star. 14 April 2001. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
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