WLGC (AM)

WLGC
Greenup, Kentucky;
Broadcast area	Huntington, West Virginia/Ashland, Kentucky
Frequency	1520 kHz
Branding	Kool Hits 105.7 NewsChannel
Programming
Format	Defunct (formerly News)
Affiliations	Associated Press Radio Network; Kentucky News Network
Ownership
Owner	Greenup County Broadcasting, Inc.
Sister stations	WLGC-FM
History
First air date	May 30, 1984
Last air date	February 1, 2017
Former call signs	WLGC (1984-July 17, 1989); WTCV (July 17, 1989-April 26, 1993)
Call sign meaning	We Love Greenup County
Technical information
Facility ID	25223
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts day; 280 watts critical hours
Transmitter coordinates	38°35′44″N 82°51′20″W / 38.59556°N 82.85556°W
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	koolhits1057.com

WLGC (1520 AM) was a news radio station licensed to Greenup, Kentucky while their studio is located in Ashland, Kentucky. The station's transmitter, like WLGC-FM, was in Greenup. The station was owned by Greenup County Broadcasting, Inc.^[2]

History

The station went on the air as WLGC on May 30, 1984. On July 17, 1989, the station changed its call sign to WTCV. However, they returned to the WLGC callsign on April 26, 1993.^[3]

On January 13, 2014, concurrent with WLGC-FM's rebranding as "Kool Hits 105.7", WLGC became an All-news radio format and was rebranded as "Kool Hits 105.7 NewsChannel". In addition to local news, the station also features news broadcasts from the Associated Press Radio Network and the Kentucky News Network.

At the request of licensee Greenup County Broadcasting, the Federal Communications Commission cancelled WLGC's over the air broadcasting license on February 1, 2017.^[4] The former AM station is still available as an online only feed from WLGC's website and smartphone app.