WRLF
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WRLF
| above = Simulcasting WMMN Fairmont
| logo =
| city = Fairmont, West Virginia
| country = US
| area = North-Central West Virginia
| branding = The Torch
| frequency = {{Frequency|94.3|MHz}}
| airdate = 1989
| format = Conservative talk
| erp = 3,600 watts
| haat = {{convert|76|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
| facility_id = 20460
| licensing_authority = FCC
| coordinates = {{coord|39|28|19|N|80|08|26|W|type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = Rosemary L. Fantasia
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations = {{ubl|Genesis Communications Network|Townhall News|Westwood One|Pittsburgh Steelers|Pittsburgh Penguins|West Virginia Mountaineers}}
| owner = Laurel Highland Total Communications, Inc.
| licensee = LHTC Media of West Virginia, Inc.
| sister_stations = WMMN, WBKE, WZST, WGYE, WHTI
| webcast = {{listenlive|https://www.wvthetorch.com/listen/}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.wvthetorch.com/}}
}}
WRLF (94.3 FM, "The Torch") is a conservative talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Fairmont, West Virginia, serving the North-Central West Virginia area. WRLF is owned and operated by Laurel Highland Total Communications, Inc., through licensee LHTC Media of West Virginia, Inc.
History
On August 17, 2020, WRLF changed their format from mainstream rock to a simulcast of sports-formatted WMMN (920 AM), branded as "The Ticket".[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/196033/the-ticket-expands-in-morgantown/ The Ticket Expands in Morgantown] Radioinsight - August 18, 2020 In late June 2021, WRLF dropped the WMMN simulcast and returned to mainstream rock, under the same "94 Rock" branding as had been used prior to the simulcast.[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/210780/94-rock-returns-to-morgantown/ 94 Rock Returns To Morgantown] Radooinsight - July 15, 2021
On January 6, 2025, WRLF ended the mainstream rock format and returned to simulcasting WMMN, now a conservative talk station branded as "The Torch".[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/291386/nine-overlapping-signals-equal-one-torch-in-west-virginia/ Nine Overlapping Signals Equal One Torch in West Virginia] Radioinsight - January 7, 2025
References
External links
- [https://www.wvthetorch.com/ The Torch Online]
- {{FM station data|20460|WRLF}}
- {{commons category-inline|WRLF}}
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{{News/Talk Radio Stations in West Virginia}}
Category:News and talk radio stations in the United States
Category:Conservative talk radio
Category:Fairmont, West Virginia
Category:Radio stations established in 1989
Category:1989 establishments in West Virginia
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