WLIE is a radio station

Radio station

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 licensed to serve Islip, New York

Islip (town), New York

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. The station has had a long history on the bottom end of the AM dial. During its early years, it was a daytime-only station, with Christian programming, using the WLIX call letters. Starting in 1983, it was permitted to broadcast after dark, at a reduced power. In the mid-1990s, it was WLUX with a pop standards format. In 2002 it flipped formats to become first a talk radio station then a business talk radio station.

Beginning in 2008, the station started airing Spanish language

Spanish language

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 religious shows. It currently broadcasts a South Asiatic music format, including Bollywood hits and news/talk programs.

The station is being operated by Principle Broadcasting Network under a LMA

Local marketing agreement

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 from Long Island Multimedia in anticipation of a $14 million purchase.

In 1981, this station was featured on the NBC

NBC

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 series Real People

Real People

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, which was a cross between a newsmagazine

Newsmagazine

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 and what can now be called reality television

Reality television

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. Later, Ed Tyll

Edward Tyll

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hosted a talk show on WLIE.