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WMAY
Simulcasting WMAY-FM, Petersburg, IL
Broadcast area
Springfield metropolitan area
Frequency970 kHz
BrandingNews Talk 97.7 WMAY
Programming
FormatTalk radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Neuhoff Corp.
  • (Neuhoff Media Springfield, LLC)
WCVS-FM, WFMB, WFMB-FM, WMAY-FM, WNNS, WQLZ
History
First air date
September 15, 1950 (1950-09-15)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
38348
ClassB
Power
  • 1,000 watts (day)
  • 500 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
39°51′42.00″N 89°32′32.00″W / 39.8616667°N 89.5422222°W / 39.8616667; -89.5422222
Translator102.5 W273DR (Springfield)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
WebsiteWMAY Online

WMAY (970 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Springfield, Illinois, United States, featuring a talk radio format simulcasting with WMAY-FM (97.7). The stations are owned by Mid-West Family Broadcasting and the license is held by Long Nine, Inc.[2] WMAY's transmitter and studios are located on North Third Street in Riverton, Illinois.

Programming is simulcast on FM translator W273DR (102.5 FM) in Springfield.[3]

History

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WMAY first signed on the air on September 15, 1950.[4] It was owned by Lincoln Broadcasting. In 1963, the station was acquired by Springfield Broadcasting, a division of Stuart Stations. It aired a full service, middle of the road music format, using NBC Radio News for its world and national news coverage.

Mid-West Family Broadcasting bought the station in 1976, switching it to country music a short time later.[5] In the early 1990s, WMAY went with an oldies format, and it flipped to its current talk radio format in 1995. Mid-West Family Broadcasting also owns local stations 98.7 WNNS-FM, 97.7 WQLZ and 92.7 WMAY-FM.

On August 28, 2020, Midwest Family announced that WUSW (now WMAY-FM) would drop its country format and begin simulcasting WMAY on September 1. The addition of 92.7 expanded WMAY's news/talk coverage to areas to the south and east of Springfield.[3]

On April 25, 2022, WMAY changed its format from news/talk (which continued on WMAY-FM 92.7 Taylorville) to classic hits, branded as "102.5 The Lake".[6]

On May 2, 2025, WMAY returned to news/talk, simulcasting WMAY-FM 92.7 Taylorville.[7] The classic hits format shifted to co-owned 99.7 FM.

Programming

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The station only local personality hos the its morning show. The rest of the weekday schedule is nationally syndicated talk programs.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WMAY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WMAY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. 1 2 WUSW To Flip To WMAY Simulcast
  4. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1951 page 135[dead link]
  5. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1980 page C-72[dead link]
  6. ↑ 102.5 The Lake Debuts In Springfield Radioinsight - April 25, 2022
  7. ↑ 99.7 CVS Debuts in Springfield IL Radioinsight - May 5, 2025
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