WANY (AM)

{{for|the FM radio station in Albany, Kentucky, United States|WANY-FM}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WANY

| logo =

| city = Albany, Kentucky

| country = US

| area =

| branding =

| frequency = 1390 kHz

| repeater =

| airdate = {{start date and age|1958|10}}{{Cite book|last=Nash|first=Francis M.|date=1995|title=Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/BOOKSHELF-ARH/History/Towers-Over-Kentucky-Nash-1995.pdf|via=World Radio History|isbn=9781879688933}}

| format = Defunct (was Country)

| power = 1,000 watts day

| erp =

| haat =

| class = D

| facility_id = 835

| coordinates = {{coord|36|41|54|N|85|9|0|W|region:US_type:city}}

| callsign_meaning = Albany

| former_callsigns =

| owner = Albany Broadcasting Company

| licensee = Pamela Allred DBA Albany Broadcasting Company

| sister_stations = WANY-FM

| webcast =

| website =

| affiliations =

}}

WANY (1390 AM) was a radio station licensed to Albany, Kentucky, United States. The station operated from 1958 until 2019.

History

The station began its first broadcasts in October 1958 under management by Welby Hoover, who would later put WJRS-FM on the air in Jamestown, Kentucky.{{r|nash|page=144, 145}}

The station began simulcasting through its companion station WANY-FM upon that station's launch in 1966.{{r|nash|page=145}}

WANY was last owned by Pamela Allred, through the Albany Broadcasting Company. Its license was cancelled by the Federal Communications Commission on August 3, 2020, due to the station having been silent for more than a year.{{Cite web|title=FCCInfo|url=https://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProFacLookup.php?tabSearchType=Licensee&sLicensee=PAMELA+ALLRED+DBA+ALBANY+BROADCASTING+COMPANY}} The station's final broadcast took place in 2019.

References

External links

[https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=835 Facility details for Facility ID 835 (WANY)] in the FCC Licensing and Management System
[https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=49146 FCC History Cards for WANY] (covering 1957–1979)

ANY (AM)

Category:Defunct radio stations in the United States

Category:Radio stations established in 1958

Category:1958 establishments in Kentucky

Category:Radio stations disestablished in 2020

Category:2020 disestablishments in Kentucky

ANY (AM)