Frequency 97.5 mhz Format local music and art | First air date March 1, 2016 | |
City Charleston, South Carolina Broadcast area Charleston Metropolitan Area Branding Local Radio for the Lowcountry | ||
WYLA-LP is an LPFM radio station licensed to Charleston, South Carolina with a local music and arts format. This station operates on FM 97.5 mHz and is under the ownership of The Charleston County Public Library. WYLA airs a heavily local-oriented music, poetry, and spoken word format 24 hours daily. Evening programming includes community-generated content such as "Electronic Escape", "The Vinyl Vault", "Rebel Souls Road Show", "World Wide Saturday Night", "Driving Down Doo Wop Lane" and "Image-Free Radio."
WYLA broadcasts with 100 non-directional watts of power. The station's studio is located in the Main Branch of the Charleston County Public Library at 68 Calhoun St., Charleston, SC 29401.
History
WYLA was granted a construction permit on 11-06-2014. WYLA began its broadcasting activities on March 1, 2016, and was granted a License To Cover on March 21, 2016
The Station Manager is Kevin G. Crothers.
The station received a Critics Pick in the Charleston City Paper's "Best of Charleston 2016" awards.