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WLLY-FM
Broadcast areaWest Palm Beach, Florida
Frequency99.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingLa Ley 99.5
Programming
LanguageSpanish
FormatRegional Mexican
Subchannels
"Yo! 107.1"
Ownership
OwnerGlades Media Group
WWRF
History
First air date
July 2, 1979 (1979-07-02)
Former call signs
  • WAFC (1979–1984)
  • WAFC-FM (1984–2010)
Former frequencies
106.3 MHz (1979–2001)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID24230
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
26°45′43″N 80°04′41″W / 26.762°N 80.078083°W / 26.762; -80.078083
Translator(s)
  • HD2: 103.7 W279DG (West Palm Beach)
  • HD3: 107.1 W296AW (Mangonia Park)
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Website

WLLY-FM (99.5 MHz, "La Ley 99.5") is a commercial radio station licensed to Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Owned by Glades Media Group, It serves the West Palm Beach radio market, and airs a Regional Mexican radio format.

The station's studios and offices are located on South Congress Avenue in Palm Springs, and the transmitter, a distinctive Landmark tower, is located on Hill Avenue in West Palm Beach.[2]

History

WAFC-FM

WLLY-FM launched as WAFC-FM 106.3 in Clewiston, Florida, on July 2, 1979.[3] It was owned by Tri-County Stereo and broadcast a modern country format. In 2001, WAFC-FM moved to 99.5 MHz and upgraded to a Class C3 station.

WLLY-FM

In 2009, WAFC-FM moved to Clewiston to Palm Beach Gardens, Florida and downgraded back to Class A, and It flipped to a Regional Mexican format as La Ley 99.5, allowing It to enter the West Palm Beach radio market. In May 13, 2010, WAFC-FM changed their call letters to WLLY-FM.

HD Radio

WLLY-FM is licensed to broadcast in the HD Radio format.[4] On September 6, 2018, WLLY-FM launched a classic hip hop format on its HD3 subchannel, branded as "Yo! 107.1" (simulcast on translator W296AW 107.1 FM Mangonia Park).[5] That translator and the format are owned by Black Media Works, which used the translator to rebroadcast WJFP in Fort Pierce, Florida.

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLLY-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WLLY-FM
  3. ^ "WAFC (FM)" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1981. p. C-44 (322). Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  4. ^ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=47 HD Radio Guide for West Palm Beach-Boca Raton
  5. ^ Venta, Lance (September 6, 2018). "Yo! Classic Hip Hop Comes to West Palm Beach". RadioInsight.