WTLY (1270 AM) is a radio station in Tallahassee, Florida, licensed to and serving the Tallahassee area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. Its studios are in the north side of Tallahassee, while the transmitter is located west of downtown.

WTLY
Broadcast areaTallahassee, Florida
Frequency1270 kHz
Branding96.5 The Spear
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsFox Sports Radio
Florida State Seminoles
Ownership
Owner
WFLA-FM, WGMY, WTNT-FM, WXSR
History
First air date
1946 (as WTNT)
Former call signs
WTNT (1946–1988)
WYYN (1988–1990)
WNLS (1990–2015)
Call sign meaning
TalLY (nickname for Tallahassee)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID51592
ClassD
Power5,000 watts day
110 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
30°25′38.00″N 84°19′46.00″W / 30.4272222°N 84.3294444°W / 30.4272222; -84.3294444
Translator(s)96.5 W243EG (Tallahassee)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Website965thespear.iheart.com

History

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For over a decade, the station's cornerstone program was The Jeff Cameron Show. On January 25, 2012, Cameron resigned his post and was later announced to have taken a job at WTSM-FM 97.9 ESPN Radio, also in Tallahassee.

On November 26, 2014, WNLS dropped its sports format and began stunting with Christmas music, branded as "Christmas 94.3". At midnight on December 26, WNLS flipped to AC as "94.3 My FM".[2] The first song on MY FM was "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" by John Parr

On September 24, 2015, WNLS rebranded as "94.5 My FM" (translator W232BO moved from 94.3 FM to 94.5 FM).[3] On September 30, WNLS changed their call letters to WTLY.

On November 6, 2015, at 5 p.m., WTLY rebranded as "105.3 My FM" (translator changed frequency from 94.5 FM to 105.3 FM) and began stunting with Christmas music.[4]

On May 27, 2017, WTLY flipped to urban contemporary as "105.3 The Beat", launching with 5,000 songs commercial free.[5]

In June 2019, WTLY changed their format from urban contemporary (which moved to WGMY-HD2) to beach music, branded as "Beach 96.5" (simulcast on translator W243EG (96.5 FM)), utilizing iHeartMedia's Real Fun Beach Radio network.[6] However, this turned out to be a stunt; on July 8, at 2 p.m., WTLY flipped to classic hip hop, branded as "Throwback 96.5".[6] The first song on Throwback was "Whoomp! (There It Is)" by Tag Team.

On August 12, 2022 at midnight, after playing "Got Your Money" by Ol' Dirty Bastard featuring Kelis and going into a stopset, the station dropped the classic hip hop format and began stunting with Christmas music (with the first song under the stunt being Andy Williams' "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"), teasing a new format to debut on the following Monday, the 15th. The station is also emphasizing it will remain the Tallahassee home of Florida State Seminoles athletics.[7]

On August 15, 2022, after stunting with Christmas music, WTLY launched a sports format, branded as "96.5 The Spear".[7]

Translators

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WTLY programming is also carried on a broadcast translator to improve the coverage area of the main station in northeast portions of Tallahassee.

Broadcast translator for WTLY
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
W243EG 96.5 FM Tallahassee, Florida 200511 99 D LMS

Previous logos

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References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTLY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ WNLS Tallahassee Becomes 94.3 MyFM Radioinsight - December 26, 2014
  3. ^ MyFM Tallahassee Moves to 94.5 Radioinsight - September 24, 2015
  4. ^ MyFM Tallahassee Moves to 105.3 Radioinsight - November 6, 2015
  5. ^ Beat Drops Into Tallahassee Radioinsight - May 27, 2017
  6. ^ a b Throwback 96.5 Debuts in Tallahassee Radioinsight - July 8, 2019
  7. ^ a b Sports Talk Spears Throwbacks in Tallahassee Radioinsight - August 15, 2022
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