WALK (AM)
City | Patchogue, New York |
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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 |
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
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Peconic Resident Buys Macy Radio Stations" (PDF). The Long Island Traveler Mattituck Watchman. Southold New York. November 7, 1963. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ↑ "AM Query Results". FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
External links
- Official website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WALK
- Radio-Locator Information on WALK
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WALK