WLLY-FM
{{Short description|Radio station in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WLLY-FM
| logo =
| logo_upright =
| city = Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
| country = US
| area = West Palm Beach, Florida
| branding = La Ley 99.5
| frequency = {{frequency|99.5|MHz}} {{HD Radio}}
| translator = {{ubl|{{Radio Relay|103.7|W279DG|West Palm Beach|HD2}}|{{Radio Relay|107.1|W296AW|Mangonia Park|HD3}}}}
| airdate = {{start date|1979|7|2}}
| language = Spanish
| format = Regional Mexican
| subchannels = {{ubl|HD2: Caribbean music "SupaJamz Radio"|HD3: Classic hip hop "Yo! 107.1"|HD4: WWRF simulcast}}
| erp = {{val|6000|u=watts|fmt=commas}}
| haat = {{convert|100|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
| facility_id = 24230
| coordinates = {{coord|26.762|N|80.078083|W|type:landmark_region:US-FL_source:FCC|display=inline,title}}
| former_frequencies = 106.3 MHz (1979–2001)
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WAFC (1979–1984)|WAFC-FM (1984–2010)}}
| owner = Glades Media Group
| sister_stations = WWRF
| webcast = {{ubl|{{listenlive|http://streamdb5web.securenetsystems.net/v5/WLLY}}|HD3: {{listenlive|http://64.128.251.80:8222/wllyhd3}}}}
| website = {{ubl|{{Official URL}}|HD2: {{URL|https://supajamz.com/}}|HD3: {{URL|https://yopalmbeach.com/}}}}
| licensing_authority = FCC
}}
WLLY-FM (99.5 FM, "La Ley 99.5") is a commercial radio station licensed to Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Owned by Glades Media Group, It serves the West Palm Beach radio market, and airs an Regional Mexican radio format.
The station's studios and offices are located on South Congress Avenue in Palm Springs, and the transmitter, a distinctive Landmark tower, is located on Hill Avenue in West Palm Beach.[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/patg?id=WLLY-FM Radio-Locator.com/WLLY-FM]
History
=WAFC-FM=
WLLY-FM launched as WAFC-FM 106.3 in Clewiston, Florida, on July 2, 1979.{{cite news|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1981/1981-BC-YB.pdf|access-date=May 24, 2020|date=1981|work=Broadcasting Yearbook|title=WAFC (FM)|page=C-44 (322)}} It was owned by Tri-County Stereo and broadcast a modern country format. In 2001, WAFC-FM moved to 99.5 MHz and upgraded to a Class C3 station.
=WLLY-FM=
In 2009, WAFC-FM moved to Clewiston to Palm Beach Gardens, Florida and downgraded back to Class A, and The station flipped to a Regional Mexican format branded as "La Ley 99.5". allowing It to enter the West Palm Beach radio market, In May 13, 2010, WAFC-FM changed their call letters to WLLY-FM.
HD Radio
WLLY-FM is licensed to broadcast in the HD Radio format.http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=47 HD Radio Guide for West Palm Beach-Boca Raton On September 6, 2018, WLLY-FM launched a classic hip hop format on its HD3 subchannel, branded as "Yo! 107.1" (simulcast on translator W296AW 107.1 FM Mangonia Park).{{cite news|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/170416/yo-classic-hip-hop-comes-to-west-palm-beach/|title=Yo! Classic Hip Hop Comes to West Palm Beach|first=Lance|last=Venta|work=RadioInsight|date=September 6, 2018}} That translator and the format are owned by Black Media Works, which used the translator to rebroadcast WJFP in Fort Pierce, Florida. On June 2025, WLLY-FM added the HD4 subchannel of WWRF simulcast.
References
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External links
- {{officialwebsite|http://www.wllyfm.com/|La Ley 99.5}}
- {{FM station data|24230|WLLY-FM}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|146430|W279DG}}
{{West Palm Beach Radio}}
{{Spanish Radio Stations in Florida}}
Category:Radio stations established in 1979
Category:Regional Mexican radio stations in the United States
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