WLRY
Encyclopedia
WLRY is a non-commercial educational
radio station
licensed
to serve Rushville, Ohio
, USA. The station, established in 1999, is owned by the Arcangel Broadcasting Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. WLRY currently airs a Contemporary Christian format of music and talk under the slogan "Radio for Life".
format featuring Christian talk and educational programs plus contemporary Christian music
to the greater Columbus, Ohio
, area. Local programming includes a weekday morning show called O'Riley in the Morning featuring Mike O'Riley with music, local information and special guests. Syndicated programming includes Focus on the Family
hosted by Dr. James Dobson, Believer's Voice of Victory hosted by Kenneth Copeland
and Gloria Copeland, The Urban Alternative with Tony Evans, Turning Point with David Jeremiah
, Walk in the Word
hosted by Dr. James MacDonald
and the drama/comedy Adventures in Odyssey
. The station is also the home base for the syndication of The Full Armor of God Broadcast (Biker themed Christian rock
show). Other locally originated programs include Pass The Salt with Coach Dave Daubenmire, Are You Ready with host Bob Denny, and the Breakdown Radio Program with host Caleb Kandra.
In addition to its usual religious programming, WLRY broadcasts select high school sports events featuring Fairfield Union High School
.
from the Federal Communications Commission
on May 19, 1998
. The new station was assigned the WLRY call sign
by the FCC on June 22, 1998. WLRY received its license to cover
from the FCC on December 7, 1999.
In August 2005, WLRY applied to the FCC to change its licensed broadcast frequency from 88.5 MHz to 88.9 MHz in an effort to improve the coverage area of its signal. The FCC granted the station a new construction permit to authorize this change on February 16, 2006. WRLY received a license to cover
these changes on December 14, 2006.
Non-commercial educational
The term non-commercial educational applies to a radio station or TV station that does not accept on air advertisements , as defined in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission . NCE stations do not pay broadcast license fees for their non-profit uses of the radio spectrum...
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...
licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Rushville, Ohio
Rushville, Ohio
Rushville is a village in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The population was 268 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Rushville is located at ....
, USA. The station, established in 1999, is owned by the Arcangel Broadcasting Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. WLRY currently airs a Contemporary Christian format of music and talk under the slogan "Radio for Life".
Programming
WLRY broadcasts a Christian radioChristian radio
Christian radio is a category of radio formats that focus on transmitting programming with a Christian message. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk or news programming covering...
format featuring Christian talk and educational programs plus contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
to the greater Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
, area. Local programming includes a weekday morning show called O'Riley in the Morning featuring Mike O'Riley with music, local information and special guests. Syndicated programming includes Focus on the Family
Focus on the Family
Focus on the Family is an American evangelical Christian tax-exempt non-profit organization founded in 1977 by psychologist James Dobson, and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Focus on the Family is one of a number of evangelical parachurch organizations that rose to prominence in the 1980s...
hosted by Dr. James Dobson, Believer's Voice of Victory hosted by Kenneth Copeland
Kenneth Copeland
Kenneth Copeland is an American author, public speaker, and televangelist. He is the founder of Kenneth Copeland Ministries, which preaches a “prosperity gospel”: "Prosperity gospel assures followers that the more they give including in the form of tithes to the church, the more they will receive...
and Gloria Copeland, The Urban Alternative with Tony Evans, Turning Point with David Jeremiah
David Jeremiah
For the article on the retired U.S. Navy admiral and former Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, see David E. Jeremiah.David P. Jeremiah is a conservative evangelical Christian author, evangelist, and currently the senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church, an evangelical...
, Walk in the Word
Walk in the Word
Walk in the Word is the listener supported, ministry outreach of Harvest Bible Chapel in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. This daily radio program airs on more than 650 outlets in North America and around the world...
hosted by Dr. James MacDonald
James MacDonald (pastor)
Dr. James S. MacDonald is the founding and senior pastor of meeting in six locations throughout the greater Chicago, Illinois, area. He is a popular non-denominational teacher and author.-Biography:...
and the drama/comedy Adventures in Odyssey
Adventures in Odyssey
Adventures in Odyssey , or simply Odyssey, is an Evangelical Christian-themed radio drama/comedy series created by Focus on the Family in 1987. The show's daily audience averages around 1.2 million within North America. The Odyssey series also includes several spin-off items, including a home-video...
. The station is also the home base for the syndication of The Full Armor of God Broadcast (Biker themed Christian rock
Christian rock
Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...
show). Other locally originated programs include Pass The Salt with Coach Dave Daubenmire, Are You Ready with host Bob Denny, and the Breakdown Radio Program with host Caleb Kandra.
In addition to its usual religious programming, WLRY broadcasts select high school sports events featuring Fairfield Union High School
Fairfield Union High School
Fairfield Union High School is a public high school in Lancaster, Ohio with an enrolment of 645 students. It is the only high school in the Fairfield Union Local Schools district, which consolidates three communities: Bremen, Pleasantville, and Rushville. The school's sports teams are known as the...
.
History
This station received its original construction permitConstruction permit
A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding on to pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance...
from the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
on May 19, 1998
1998 in radio
The year 1998 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:*January 2 — A gunman shoots Antario Teodoro Filho, Brazilian politician and radio presenter, during a broadcast.*January 21 - Big 105 debuts playing its AC format...
. The new station was assigned the WLRY call sign
Call sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
by the FCC on June 22, 1998. WLRY received its license to cover
Broadcast license
A broadcast license or broadcast license is a specific type of spectrum license that grants the licensee the privilege to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area for broadcasting purposes. The licenses are generally straddled with additional restrictions that...
from the FCC on December 7, 1999.
In August 2005, WLRY applied to the FCC to change its licensed broadcast frequency from 88.5 MHz to 88.9 MHz in an effort to improve the coverage area of its signal. The FCC granted the station a new construction permit to authorize this change on February 16, 2006. WRLY received a license to cover
Broadcast license
A broadcast license or broadcast license is a specific type of spectrum license that grants the licensee the privilege to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area for broadcasting purposes. The licenses are generally straddled with additional restrictions that...
these changes on December 14, 2006.