WWMC

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WWMC
Frequency1010 kHz
Branding1010 AM & 92.9 FM La Ley
Programming
LanguageSpanish
FormatContemporary hit radio–Latin pop–reggaeton–tropical music
Ownership
Owner
  • Donald W. Curtis
  • (Eastern Airwaves, LLC)
WELS-FM
History
First air date
September 1950 (as WELS)
Former call signs
WELS (1950-2015)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID20408
ClassD
Power1,000 watts day
78 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
35°17′0.00″N 77°39′53.00″W / 35.2833333°N 77.6647222°W / 35.2833333; -77.6647222
Translator(s)92.9 W225CD (Kinston)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitelaleync.com

WWMC (1010 AM, "1010 & 92.9 La Ley") is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Contemporary hit radio–Latin pop–reggaeton–tropical music format. Licensed to Kinston, North Carolina, United States, the station is currently owned by Donald W. Curtis, through licensee Eastern Airwaves, LLC.

History

The station was owned by Kinston Christian Radio, Inc. when it began a Simulcast on WSTK 104.5 FM is beginning on January 25, 2011. FCC ownership filings indicated that Kinston Christian Radio is owned by Bishop Levi E Willis, Sr of Willis Broadcasting of Norlfolk, Virginia.[2] Willis Broadcasting operated several dozen stations that broadcast gospel music targeted at African Americans.[3]

WELS AM 1010 went off the air on November 7, 2012. The station became WWMC-AM Gospel 1010 with a new translator with 250 watts on 92.9 FM W225CD in 2015.

On April 14, 2025, WWMC changed their format from gospel to a simulcast of WYMY, branded as "La Ley".[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WWMC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getattachment_exh.cgi?exhibit_id=509986
  3. ↑ Barbara, Pinckney (January 24, 1997). "Willis changes local station to African-American gospel". Albany (NY) Business Review.
  4. ↑ La Ley Expands to Goldsboro & Kinston Radioinsight - April 14, 2025