WLOE
Encyclopedia
WLOE and WMYN (1420 AM
) is a radio station
simucasting
talk
and religious formats. Licensed to Eden, NC, USA, it serves the Greensboro, NC area. The station is currently owned by Mayo Broadcasting.
During the day, WLOE simulcasts the programming of WMYN, and continues the talk programming after WMYN's sunset sign-off, ending its broadcasting day at 10:00pm.
Mike and Annette Moore run the station and host an information hour in the morning.
during his exploration of the region. Use of the term pre-dates the establishment of the current city of Eden, North Carolina
, as WLOE was originally licensed to the town of Leaksville, which merged into Eden in 1967.
The WLOE studios and transmitter were originally located just outside of Leaksville, in the town of Spray, North Carolina, "...on the busy Boulevard..." as it was often referred to on the air. In the 1960s, FM service was added on 94.5 MHz, at the dial position now occupied by WGBT
. Mike Moore joined the station as news director in 1972.
AM broadcasting
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) is a radio station
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...
simucasting
talk
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
and religious formats. Licensed to Eden, NC, USA, it serves the Greensboro, NC area. The station is currently owned by Mayo Broadcasting.
During the day, WLOE simulcasts the programming of WMYN, and continues the talk programming after WMYN's sunset sign-off, ending its broadcasting day at 10:00pm.
Mike and Annette Moore run the station and host an information hour in the morning.
History
The station signed on the air in 1947. The call letters WLOE were chosen to highlight the phrase "Wonderful Land Of Eden", which was a 19th Century historical description of the area coined by William ByrdWilliam Byrd
William Byrd was an English composer of the Renaissance. He wrote in many of the forms current in England at the time, including various types of sacred and secular polyphony, keyboard and consort music.-Provenance:Knowledge of Byrd's biography expanded in the late 20th century, thanks largely...
during his exploration of the region. Use of the term pre-dates the establishment of the current city of Eden, North Carolina
Eden, North Carolina
Eden is a city in Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 15,908 at the 2000 census. The city was incorporated in 1967 through the consolidation of three separate towns: Leaksville, Spray, and Draper....
, as WLOE was originally licensed to the town of Leaksville, which merged into Eden in 1967.
The WLOE studios and transmitter were originally located just outside of Leaksville, in the town of Spray, North Carolina, "...on the busy Boulevard..." as it was often referred to on the air. In the 1960s, FM service was added on 94.5 MHz, at the dial position now occupied by WGBT
WGBT
WPTI , is an talk radio station serving the Piedmont Triad area of the United States, covering the Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point metropolitan area. The Clear Channel Communications station's community of license is Eden, North Carolina...
. Mike Moore joined the station as news director in 1972.