WALK (AM)

WALK
City Patchogue, New York
Branding 1100 AM WHLI
Slogan Playing The Hits Of A Lifetime
Frequency 1370 kHz
First air date April 20, 1952
Format Adult Standards (simulcasts WHLI)
Power 500 watts (day)
102 watts (night)
Class D
Facility ID 10136
Transmitter coordinates 40°45′14.00″N 72°59′14.00″W / 40.7538889°N 72.9872222°W / 40.7538889; -72.9872222
Owner Connoisseur Media
(Connoisseur Media Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations WALK-FM, WHLI, WBZO, WKJY, WWSK
Webcast Listen Live
Website whli.com

WALK (1370 AM) is a radio station licensed to Patchogue, New York. The station, initially owned by the Suffolk Broadcasting Corporation, went on the air on Sunday April 20, 1952 from the infamous 'fish-bowl' studios on Colonial Drive in East Patchogue, New York.[1] The station's studios would remain there for more than 62 years until they were sold to current owner Connoisseur Media. For years WALK played nothing but classical, big-band, and jazz. It was purchased in 1963 by the Island Broadcasting System along with its sister stations, WALK-FM Patchogue, New York & WRIV Riverhead, New York. Island Broadcasting was owned in part by NBC News anchorman Chet Huntley. [2] WALK was one of the first stations on Long Island to run a full schedule of Christmas music during the holiday season. The Holiday format began in 1995. In later years it was run on both WALK AM & FM. It continues to run on WALK-FM annually from around Thanksgiving through Christmas. The station currently broadcasts an adult standards format, simulcasting WHLI 1100 AM Hempstead, New York.[3]

See also

References

  1. "WALK Goes on Air First Time Sunday From East Patchogue, New York" (PDF). The Patchogue Advance. Patchogue New York. April 24, 1952. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  2. "Peconic Resident Buys Macy Radio Stations" (PDF). The Long Island Traveler Mattituck Watchman. Southold New York. November 7, 1963. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  3. "AM Query Results". FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved April 9, 2013.


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