City Centralia, Illinois Frequency 1210 kHz | Branding The Big 1210 First air date 1946 | |
Slogan Good Times, Great Oldies Translator(s) 98.7 W254BE (Centralia) | ||
WILY (1210 AM, "The Big 1210") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Centralia, Illinois. The station is owned by Dana Withers' Withers Broadcasting Companies, and its broadcast license is held by WRXX, LLC. The station, established in 1946 as "WCNT", was assigned the call sign "WILY" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1967.
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Programming
WILY broadcasts an oldies music format featuring the "Good Time Oldies" programming from Westwood One. As of January 2012, WILY's on-air personalities include Bruce Chandler in morning drive, JJ McKay on mid-days, Brad Pierce in afternoon drive, Peter McLaine on evenings, and Mike Shaw overnight. WILY also broadcasts a one-hour talk show hosted by Tootie Cooksey each weekday. On Mondays, this is called Talk Time USA and called Hotline on Tuesday through Friday.
Translators
WILY programming is also carried on a broadcast translator station to extend or improve the coverage area of the station.