WELS (AM)
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WELS is a radio station
broadcasting a Gospel
format. Licensed to Kinston, North Carolina
, USA. The station is currently owned by Kinston Christian Radio, Inc.. WELS 1010 AM is Simulcast
on WSTK
104.5 FM is beginning on January 25, 2011.
FCC ownership filings indicate that Kinston Christian Radio is owned by Bishop Levi E Willis, Sr of Willis Broadcasting of Norlfolk, Virginia.http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getattachment_exh.cgi?exhibit_id=509986. Willis Broadcasting operates several dozen stations that broadcast gospel music targeted at African Americans.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting a Gospel
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
format. Licensed to Kinston, North Carolina
Kinston, North Carolina
Kinston is a city in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 23,688 at the 2000 census. The population was estimated at 22,360 in 2008. It has been the county seat of Lenoir County since its formation in 1791 . Kinston is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks...
, USA. The station is currently owned by Kinston Christian Radio, Inc.. WELS 1010 AM is Simulcast
Simulcast
Simulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often...
on WSTK
WSTK
WSTK is an American radio station licensed to serve Aurora, North Carolina, USA. The station is owned by Media East, LLC....
104.5 FM is beginning on January 25, 2011.
FCC ownership filings indicate that Kinston Christian Radio is owned by Bishop Levi E Willis, Sr of Willis Broadcasting of Norlfolk, Virginia.http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getattachment_exh.cgi?exhibit_id=509986. Willis Broadcasting operates several dozen stations that broadcast gospel music targeted at African Americans.