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420: 435:, WCNW was granted permission to move down the dial to 1190 kHz. The station, which broadcast foreign language programs, was purchased by Elias Godofsky, who was its general manager, in 1942. Godofsky changed the call sign to WLIB. The station's target audience was upper middle-class and wealthy New Yorkers, as evidenced by its format of classical music and 471:
and his brother, garment executive Harry Novik. Upon taking control of the station the Novik brothers turned WLIB into a station which served ethnic audiences, with large amounts of programming targeting the city's Jewish, and African American communities. The station eventually became the leading
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WLIB became Black-owned in the 1970s after activists picketed the station and demanded African Americans be given a chance to purchase it. Many felt the station's series of white owners didn't care about broadcasting with community concerns in mind.
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due to a lack of advertiser support and ratings during its daytime hours. The switch was controversial, with many in the community seeing the switch as replacing local black activist programming with Air America network's national, primarily white,
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signal. Inner City Broadcasting purchased the Fort Wayne station in 1994 for the sole purpose of lowering its power to increase WLIB's, setting the stage for WLIB to eventually begin broadcasting around the clock. After gaining
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approval for 24-hour broadcasting, it would still be a few years before WLIB would actually begin nighttime programming. In the meantime Inner City sold WOWO, whose nighttime signal is now greatly reduced.
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Following Inner City Broadcasting's bankruptcy in 2012, WLIB and WBLS (and Inner City's other station properties) were acquired by YMF Media LLC, owned jointly by investor
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voice of New York's black residents and established a presence in the community's epicenter with studios at "Harlem Radio Center" in the
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Air America programming left WLIB after August 31, 2006; the network moved to WWRL the next day. It was rumored that the
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also got their start in WLIB's news department, before each made the leap to television in the mid-1960s.
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In the 1960s WLIB was one of several commercial jazz stations in New York, among its disc jockeys was
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The station's nighttime power was increased to 30,000 watts in the early 2000s, in a swap with
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WLIB's origins reach back to 1926, when the station, originally WBKN, went on the air from
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In 1949 WLIB was purchased by the New Broadcasting Company. The firm was headed by former
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community. WLIB's advocacy strength was credited with getting out the vote for
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on-air personalities. Air America programming, which featured shows hosted by
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until receiving final approval from the FCC, which came on June 10, 2014.
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In 1942, the station moved to 1190 kHz and changed its call sign to WLIB.
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format would be retained using local hosts and syndicated talker
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Since becoming Black-owned the station has broadcast political,
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in 1989 as he ran to become New York City's first black mayor.
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131 million. Emmis began operating the stations under a
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show on WLIB from 10 p.m. to midnight on weeknights.
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December 6, 1951 396:, and WLIB's transmitter is located in 3163: 945:Carrillo, Karen Juanita (March 2004). 3028: 1099: 596:In 2004, the station affiliated with 16:Gospel radio station in New York City 3171:1926 establishments in New York City 3181:Emmis Communications radio stations 625:. Starting in 2005, the apolitical 521:Inner City Broadcasting Corporation 220:The Voice of Liberty (early slogan) 13: 3196:Radio stations established in 1926 2945:List of radio stations in New York 701:"Facility Technical Data for WLIB" 14: 3212: 2984:with extended nighttime coverage. 1052: 975:"Air America to Lose NY Flagship" 709:Federal Communications Commission 558:Federal Communications Commission 2990:Under a "Shared Time" agreement. 981:. VNU eMedia Inc. Archived from 973:Bachman, Katy (April 27, 2006). 659: 443:. The station was purchased by 3201:Radio stations in New York City 3013:Audio from channel 6 TV station 3006:Defunct internet radio station. 1076:Licensing and Management System 1023: 997: 966: 938: 923: 906: 880: 865: 705:Licensing and Management System 644:, under a lease agreement with 531:students who later founded the 824: 795: 779: 763: 747: 731: 715: 693: 1: 1749:by frequency & subchannel 754:"Alterations and Corrections" 738:"Alterations and Corrections" 687: 1031:"Emmis buys WBLS and WLIB-A" 853:. January 5, 1952. p. 6 7: 2952:Mass media in New York City 728:, October 30, 1926, page 3. 564: 326:Public license information 10: 3217: 2862:New York metropolitan area 1706:Radio Maria Estados Unidos 1090:FCC History Cards for WLIB 776:, October 1, 1933, page 4. 760:, March 31, 1930, page 14. 403: 56:New York metropolitan area 3062: 2855: 2807:WJY (Hoboken, New Jersey) 2739: 2673: 2054: 1744: 1724: 1653: 1591: 1553: 1334: 1309: 1175: 1142: 744:, April 30, 1928, page 5. 682:local marketing agreement 374:urban contemporary gospel 347: 324: 319: 304:40.7967667°N 74.1012528°W 280: 261: 251: 241: 229: 224: 211: 186: 166: 161: 131: 112: 107: 102:Urban contemporary gospel 95: 85: 80: 61: 51: 35: 26: 920:, July 19, 1971, pg. 61. 588:former WLIB logo, as an 174: (98 years ago) 2752:Art International Radio 2706:Voice of NY Radio Korea 1683:Radio Maria Stati Uniti 952:New York Amsterdam News 892:New York Amsterdam News 792:, May 18, 1942, page 5. 619:Global Black Experience 384:. WLIB is owned by the 309:40.7967667; -74.1012528 282:Transmitter coordinates 124:(WBLS-WLIB License LLC) 2982:Clear-channel stations 2860:Radio stations in the 1670:Chinese Radio New York 1086:'s AM station database 1035:All Access Music Group 1009:All Access Music Group 935:, July 3, 1972, pg. 23 774:Radio Service Bulletin 758:Radio Service Bulletin 742:Radio Service Bulletin 726:Radio Service Bulletin 670:Earvin "Magic" Johnson 638:Progressive talk radio 593: 539:Increased signal power 424: 2925:Poughkeepsie-Kingston 1678:radio reading service 874:Broadcasting Yearbook 833:Broadcasting Yearbook 629:aired instead of the 587: 422: 398:Lyndhurst, New Jersey 225:Technical information 3056:Emmis Communications 2906:Other nearby regions 872:WLIB advertisement. 831:WLIB advertisement. 674:Emmis Communications 439:which competed with 273:30,000 watts (night) 2920:Middletown-Newburgh 2877:Lower Hudson Valley 2837:WPAT-FM (1949–1951) 2832:WBBR/WPOW (1330 AM) 2812:WJY (New York City) 2716:Radio Free Brooklyn 2686:D100 Radio New York 1037:. 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New York, New York
New York metropolitan area
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English
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Urban contemporary gospel
Emmis Corporation
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WEPN-FM
WQHT
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40°47′48.36″N 74°6′4.51″W / 40.7967667°N 74.1012528°W / 40.7967667; -74.1012528
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urban contemporary gospel
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New York, New York
Emmis Corporation
Hudson Square
lower Manhattan
Lyndhurst, New Jersey

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