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WYRU

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Frequency
  
1160 kHz

Power
  
5000 watts

Sister stations
  
WFLB, WAZZ

Format
  
gospel

Owner
  
Beasley Broadcasting

City
  
Red Springs, North Carolina

WYRU (1160 AM) is a 5,000-watt radio station broadcasting a gospel format, licensed to Red Springs, North Carolina.

History

In 1990, WYRU switched to a full-time gospel format with a mix of musical styles, after having played black gospel in the evenings.

Two years after Carolina Radio Group executive director Gene Hanrahan came to work there, WYRU was doing so well that a new FM station, WLRD, was added.

In 1997, Beasley Broadcasting purchased WYRU and WLRD from Lumbee Regional Development Association for about $1.2 million.

References

WYRU Wikipedia