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WLBY
Radio station in Saline, Michigan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WLBY (1290 AM) is a broadcast radio station in the United States. Licensed to Saline, Michigan, with offices in nearby Ann Arbor, the station has a talk format and serves surrounding Washtenaw County. WLBY is owned by Cumulus Media along with three other stations based in Ann Arbor.
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Broadcast area | Washtenaw County, Michigan |
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Frequency | 1290 kHz |
Branding | AM 1290 WLBY |
Programming | |
Format | Talk |
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WQKL, WTKA, WWWW-FM | |
History | |
First air date | January 5, 1958; 66 years ago (1958-01-05) (as WOIA) |
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Facility ID | 41081 |
Class | D |
Power | 500 watts day 26 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°12′17″N 83°47′19″W |
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Webcast | Listen live |
Website | 1290wlby.com |
The station first signed on in 1958 as WOIA and had music formats for much of its history, as late as the 2000s. After nearly four decades as a music station, in 1996 the station changed to a Catholic format leased by Domino's Pizza founder Tom Monaghan. Then from 1999 to 2001, the station broadcast business news. After two short-lived adult standards and oldies formats from 2001 to 2004, the station picked up its present call sign WLBY in 2004 and became a progressive talk radio station carrying the Air America Radio format. In 2009, WLBY returned to business news; the station picked up a more conventional talk format by 2012.
With hourly news updates provided by ABC News Radio, WLBY broadcasts a local morning show and nationally syndicated programs including The Dan Bongino Show, The Mark Levin Show, and the Bloomberg Radio network. Additionally, WLBY broadcasts University of Michigan women's basketball and is the secondary Ann Arbor affiliate of the Detroit Lions Radio Network.