WLAC Overview

State:Tennessee
Country:United States
Industry:Broadcasting and Cable Television
Description:
WLAC Newsradio 1510 AM, Tennessee's news, traffic and weather station was one of the nation's first radio stations, taking the air in 1926. Created as a promotional venture and publicity medium for the Life And Casualty Insurance Company, WLAC originally operated part-time and on a non-commercial basis. Originally operating with 1,000 watts of AM power, WLAC became one of 64 radio stations in America licensed to operate as a Class 1 'Clear Channel,' with 50,000 watts of power. This enabled WLAC's programming to reach parts of five states in daylight hours. After dark, WLAC's massive 'skywave' signal blanketed 28 states and several foreign countries. Back in the 1950s, when white teenagers were just beginning to discover that Pat Boone's version of... (More)

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